トップ

Meaning in English

top

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What it means

トップ means the top or leading position in a group, the highest-ranking person or item, or peak status.

Main meanings

Highest position or leader in a group or organization; the person at the top
The best or most prominent in a field or category; top-tier
A top item in a list or ranking; top entry
In media and branding, a label indicating peak status or prominence
In digital contexts, a front-facing entry point such as a top page or homepage

How to use it

Applied in formal and informal speech to label leaders and top performers, in rankings and media to indicate prominence, in advertising and branding to suggest peak quality, and in web and UI contexts as part of compounds like トップページ to mean the homepage.

Variants and close terms

最高 saikō — the best; highest
最上位 saijōi — topmost rank
トップアイドル toppu aidoru — top idol
トップページ toppu pēji — homepage
先頭 sentō — lead, front

Etymology

Loanword from English top, adapted to Japanese phonology as toppu; the consonant is geminated in katakana and the final vowel is rendered as u to fit Japanese phonotactics.

Origin

Origin in modern Japan through Western influence; loanword adoption rose in the Meiji to Taisho periods, with トップ widely used across business, media, and entertainment to denote leadership and top status.

Word class

Noun (loanword)