“To be much better” in Japanese
Short answer
To be much better in Japanese is “ずば抜ける” (zubanukeru). Full meaning: to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest.
Other ways to say “To be much better” in Japanese
すば抜ける
subanukeru to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
ズバ抜ける
zubanukeru to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
ずばぬける
zubanukeru to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
ずば抜け
zubanuke to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
すば抜け
subanuke to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
ズバ抜け
zubanuke to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
ずば抜けれ
zubanukere to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
すば抜けろ
subanukero to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
すば抜けれ
subanukere to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
ズバ抜けん
zubanuken to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
ズバ抜けよ
zubanukeyo to be by far the best, to be much better, to excel, to be exceptional, to be prominent, to be outstanding, to be a cut above, to tower above the rest
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