Illustration: At a neighborhood sports day on a Japanese school ground, one runner breaks the finish tape while the rest of the field is still far down the straight. The winner remains composed, but the distant runners are visibly straining, with arms pumping and faces tight.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

圧あっ倒とう的てき

attouteki

overwhelming

Example sentences

  1. 世論調査せろんちょうさの結果けっかから、圧倒的あっとうてき多数たすうの人ひとがその法律ほうりつを支持しじしていることがわかる。

    A poll shows that an overwhelming majority is in favor of the legislation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 連合れんごうの各決議かくけつぎは、圧倒的あっとうてきな支持しじを得えて委員会いいんかいによって承認しょうにんされた。

    Each of the coalition’s resolutions gained overwhelming support and were approved by the committee.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. しかし、ブームの勢いきおいは圧倒的あっとうてきなものがあった。

    However, this boom was overwhelming.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 圧倒的

  • 圧pressure; pushOnアツ・エン・オウKunおす・へす・おさえる
  • 倒overthrow; fallOnトウKunたおれる・たおす・さかさま
  • 的bull's eye; markOnテキKunまと

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