首席

top student, first in one’s class

ɕ ɨ s e̞ kʲ i
首 neck + 席 seat, place to sit
noun Rare #35,382
top student, first in one’s class Refers to the student with the highest rank or grades.
JA: 彼はクラスで首席です。
EN: He is top of his class.

ヘレンはいつもクラスでは首席だ。

Helen is always at the top of her class.

恵子はクラスで首席だ。

Keiko is the top student in her class.

“ハーバード医学部を首席で卒業?”

“Graduated at the top of your class from Harvard Medical School?”

— キャッチ・ミー・イフ・ユー・キャン (2002)

彼はその組の首席だ。

He ranks first in his class.

彼女は今までずっとクラスの首席です。

She has always been at the top of her class.

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