上等|じょうとうjoutou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectivesuperior; first-class; excellent; top quality
   どうしてこんな上等じょうとうのぶどう酒しゅを今いままで取とって置おいたのか。↗

   Why have you kept such an excellent wine back till now?
2. interjection(that's) just fine!; bring it on!

• Synonym優秀ゆうしゅうNeutralDescribes people's ability above all, as in 「優秀な学生」; 「上等」 mostly grades things.
• Synonym優良ゆうりょうNeutralCovers good quality or performance, as in 「優良企業」「優良品」; often used in ratings and classifications.
• Synonym立派りっぱNeutralSuggests grandeur and impressiveness, and also praiseworthiness, as in 「立派な家」「立派な人」.
• Synonym秀逸しゅういつWrittenWritten/formal prose for exceptional work, as in 「秀逸な作品」; mostly used to evaluate works.
• Synonym出色しゅっしょくWrittenWritten/formal; exceptionally fine, as in 「出色の出来」; mostly found in reviews and criticism.
• Synonym極上ごくじょうNeutralThe very finest grade, as in 「極上の味」; common in food and drink advertising.
• Synonym卓越たくえつWrittenWritten/formal; far above the rest, as in 「卓越した技術」; mostly for ability.
• Synonym上質じょうしつNeutralFine in texture and quality, as in 「上質な素材」; often for paper and cloth.
• Synonym高品質こうひんしつNeutralHigh quality; typical of product advertising.
• Synonym良質りょうしつNeutralGood in quality, as in 「良質なたんぱく質」; often for raw materials and nutrition.
• SynonymとびきりNeutralColloquial; top-notch or exceptionally fine, as in 「とびきりの笑顔」.
• Synonym優れたすぐれたNeutralPrenominal form for outstanding, as in 「優れた作品」; used to evaluate people and works.
• Related上々じょうじょうNeutralVery good or going smoothly, as in 「出来は上々だ」; mostly evaluates results.
• Related高級こうきゅうNeutralHigh in rank or degree, often implying upmarket class and a high price, as in 「高級ホテル」「高級官僚」.
• Related見事みごとNeutralSplendid or brilliant, as in 「見事な演技」; mostly admiring a performance or showing.
• Related抜群ばつぐんNeutralStanding out from the pack, as in 「抜群の成績」; mostly for ability and effect.
• Related卓抜たくばつWrittenWritten/formal; strikingly superior, as in 「卓抜な発想」; mostly for ideas and talent.
• Related最高さいこうNeutralThe best or greatest, as in 「最高の気分」; the most common choice in everyday speech.
• Related良いよいNeutralSimply 'good', the most general evaluative word; it does not stress grade, as in 「良い品」.
• Related格別かくべつNeutralExceptionally or specially good, as in 「格別の味」「格別な配慮」; stresses being out of the ordinary.
• Related非凡ひぼんWrittenWritten/formal; extraordinary, as in 「非凡な才能」; mostly for natural gifts.
• Related超絶ちょうぜつNeutralExtremely outstanding; in casual speech also an intensifier, as in 「超絶うまい」.
• Related至高しこうWrittenWritten/formal; supreme, as in 「至高の芸術」; carries a lofty, sublime colouring.
• Related秀抜しゅうばつWrittenWritten/formal and rare; talent that towers above the crowd.
• RelatedエクセレントCasualLoanword for 'excellent'; colloquial praise, rarely seen in formal writing.
• Antonym下等かとうNeutralAntonym: low-grade, the direct opposite of 「上等」; can also carry a vulgar tinge.
• Antonym粗悪そあくNeutralAntonym: crude and poor in quality, as in 「粗悪品」; the opposite of 「上等」.
• Antonym劣等れっとうNeutralAntonym: inferior in rank or grade, as in 「劣等感」; the opposite of 「上等」.

「上等」 grades goods as first-class or fine in quality; 「上質」 likewise covers fine texture, 「高級」 adds upmarket, pricey class, and 「極上」 is the very finest. For people's ability use 「優秀」, for a brilliant showing 「見事」, for standing out 「抜群」; in casual speech 「最高」 is the everyday pick. The opposites are 「下等」 and 「粗悪」.

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1. 等級とうきゅうが上うえであるさま。
2. 品質ひんしつや状態じょうたいが優すぐれているさま。
3. 状況じょうきょうを考慮こうりょすれば不満ふまんのないこと。悪わるくないこと。上々じょうじょう。十分じゅうぶん。
4. 不満ふまんはあるがあえて受け入うけいれること。不愉快ふゆかいだが応おうじる覚悟かくごがあること。そうなってしまってもかまわないと考かんがえること。平気へいきでそうすること。大おおいに結構けっこう。
5. 横柄おうへいで挑発的ちょうはつてきに感かんじられること。人ひとを不愉快ふゆかいにさせるような態度たいどや行為こうい。なまいき。にくたらしい。