準優勝（じゅんゆうしょう）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: runner-up
Example sentences
- 決勝で負けて、準優勝だった。 — They lost in the final and finished runner-up.
- 準優勝でも十分にすばらしい。 — Even second place is quite an achievement.
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