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ダントツ (だんとつ, dantotsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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His ability is far and away the best.
This shop's ramen is by far the most delicious.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 でダントツだ to be far and away the best at something
He was far and away the top scorer on the test.
ダントツの 〈 物もの 〉 the overwhelmingly best/top ~
This ramen shop is by far the most popular place in town.
ダントツで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something by an overwhelming margin
She won the marathon by a landslide.
Kanji 断 severance, decline, refuse Related words 断然 is the standard adverb meaning 'decisively' or 'by far', while ダントツ is the slangy noun/na-adjective form that specifically highlights an overwhelming lead over everyone else.
圧倒的 describes an overwhelming margin or force in general (e.g. 圧倒的な差), whereas ダントツ is a casual, catchy way to say someone is way ahead of the rest.
トップ just means 'first place' or 'the top', while ダントツ adds the nuance of a huge, uncontested lead rather than merely being number one.
Written forms ダントツ Usage 73%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
断だん トツ Usage 27%
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in practice. Included for recognition only.
だんトツ
Etymology A slang contraction of 断然トップ, combining 断然 “decisively, by far” with English top.
