takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. outstanding, excellent, exceptional, distinguished, unrivaled, surpassing (e.g. beauty), beyond compare.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
抜群 ばつぐん
ばっ
くん
抜群 ばっくん
 
 
 
 
バツグン

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く バツ ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
flock, group, crowd
グン む.れる むら (5th, N2)
mister, you, ruler
きみ クン み (3rd, N3)
an official rank
イン おさ ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)