How to say favourite in Japanese

本命^☆【ほんめいhonmei】: noun / ~の noun:
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner
one's heart's desire; first choice - colloquialism

Example Sentences

先ずmazu はha 憧れakogare のno 作家sakka のno 文章bunshou のno 呼吸kokyuu をwo つかむtsukamu ためにtameni ひたすらhitasura 筆写hissha、丸写しmaruutsushi をwo するsuru。: First, in order to get a feel for your favourite author's work, transcribe and copy in full.
基本的にkihontekini 俺ore はha 短詩tanshi がga 好きsuki だda。短詩tanshi のno 中naka でde はha、このkono 詩shi がga トップTOPPU だったdatta。: Basically I like short poems. Among them this poem was my favourite.
おo 寿司sushi でde 一番ichiban 好きなsukina ネタNETA はha 何nani ですかdesuka？: What's your favorite kind of sushi?
これkore がga 一番ichiban 得意なtokuina 分野bun'ya ですdesu。: This is my favourite subject.
春haru はha、私watashi がga 一番ichiban 好きなsukina 季節kisetsu ですdesu。: Spring is my favourite season.

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