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飛抜けて (tobinukete) Japanese meaning: by far | Kotomora

飛とび抜ぬけて

Meanings

1

by far; far and away; outstandingly

Used to emphasize that something is markedly superior or different from others in a group. Often modifies adjectives or verbs.

彼かれはクラスで飛とび抜ぬけて背せが高たかい。
He is by far the tallest in the class.
この店みせのラーメンは飛とび抜ぬけて美味おいしい。
The ramen at this shop is far and away the most delicious.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
抜slip out, extract, pull out

Related words

ずば抜ぬけて
Similar meaning 'by far' or 'outstandingly', but ずば抜けて is slightly more casual and often used in spoken language.
群ぐんを抜ぬいて
Also means 'by far' or 'head and shoulders above', but 群を抜いて is a set phrase literally meaning 'pulling away from the crowd'.

Etymology

From the verb 飛び抜ける (とびぬける, 'to be outstanding'), itself a compound of 飛ぶ (とぶ, 'to fly') and 抜ける (ぬける, 'to come out, to be omitted'). The adverbial form 飛抜けて is used to mean 'by far'.