How to say "acclaimed" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 極め付ききわめつきno-adjectiveCovers 'acclaimed' as established, acknowledged reputation. As the common form of the two, this is the word you normally want for someone or something whose recognition is already firmly settled.
- 極めつけきわめつけno-adjectiveA variant form of the same word as 極め付き, covering the identical 'established reputation' sense of 'acclaimed'. As the less common form, it is seldom the word you need; use 極め付き.
Both cover the same sense of 'acclaimed' — of established, acknowledged reputation — being variant forms of one word: use 「極め付き」, the common form; 「極めつけ」 is a less common variant you will seldom need.
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