“Excellent” in Japanese
Short answer
Excellent in Japanese is “いい” (ii). Full meaning: good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable; sufficient, enough, ready, prepared; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial.
Other ways to say “Excellent” in Japanese
偉い
erai great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary; distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous; awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
良し
yoishi good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable; sufficient, enough, ready, prepared; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
良い
ii good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable; sufficient, enough, ready, prepared; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
好個
kouko excellent, fine, pertinent
秀逸
shuuitsu excellent, superb, first-rate
抜群
batsugun outstanding, excellent, exceptional, distinguished, unrivaled, surpassing (e.g. beauty), beyond compare
優秀
yuushuu superior, excellent, brilliant, outstanding
優良
yuuryou superior, excellent, fine
上々
joujou the very best, excellent, superb
エクセレント
ekuserento excellent
大得意
daitokui excellent, very good, exultant, elated
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