noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
big lead; huge margin; breaking away
Used in sports, races, and competitions to describe a decisive lead or overwhelming victory. Often appears as ぶっちぎりの〜 (e.g., ぶっちぎりの一位) or ぶっちぎりで〜.
He finished in first place by a huge margin.
That team won the championship by a landslide.
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.
Rarely used kanji form.
Ateji (phonetic) spelling; rarely used.
Derived from the verb ぶっちぎる (to tear off, to break away), with the 連用形 (continuative form) used as a noun. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely originated from the emphatic prefix ぶっ (as in ぶっ飛ばす) combined with ちぎる (to tear).