noun

  1. highlight, best part.

takes genitive case の

Colloquialism.
  1. stunning, incredible, spectacular, breathtaking.

takes する, transitive verb

Colloquialism.
  1. to stun, to amaze, to impress, to overwhelm (with emotion).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
圧巻 あっかん
圧観 あっかん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pressure, push, overwhelm
アツ お.す エン (5th, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
scroll, volume, book
ま.く まき カン (6th, N2)
a roll
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)