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優 Kanji meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass"

Jiten frequency #220JLPT N3Grade 6Kanken Level 5WaniKani Level 23RTKKLC Volume 5TMW Student17 strokes

Meanings

tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

On'yomi

ユウウ

Kun'yomi

やさ.しいすぐ.れるまさ.る

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Reading usage

優(ゆう)秀(しゅう)superior#1743優(ゆう)先(せん)preference#2497優(ゆう)勝(しょう)overall victory#4603優(ゆう)雅(が)elegant#4737最(さい)優(ゆう)先(せん)maximum preference#6215女(じょ)優(ゆう)actress#8020優(ゆう)等(とう)生(せい)honor student#8584俳(はい)優(ゆう)actor#11197優(ゆう)位(い)predominance#11402優(ゆう)越(えつ)感(かん)superiority complex#13420

Most common words using this kanji

優(やさ)しいtender#462優(ゆう)秀(しゅう)superior#1743優(ゆう)先(せん)preference#2497優(やさ)しくするto be kind to#3545優(すぐ)れるto be better (than)#3876優(ゆう)勝(しょう)overall victory#4603優(ゆう)雅(が)elegant#4737最(さい)優(ゆう)先(せん)maximum preference#6215女(じょ)優(ゆう)actress#8020優(ゆう)等(とう)生(せい)honor student#8584優(すぐ)れたgreat#9676優(やさ)しい声(こえ)soft voice#10854俳(はい)優(ゆう)actor#11197優(ゆう)位(い)predominance#11402優(やさ)しげgentle#12946優(ゆう)越(えつ)感(かん)superiority complex#13420優(ゆう)勢(せい)superiority#13998優(ゆう)先(せん)順(じゅん)位(い)priority#15053心(こころ)優(やさ)しいkind#15384優(ゆう)柔(じゅう)不(ふ)断(だん)indecisive#16312