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優

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • tenderness
  • excel
  • surpass
  • actor
  • superiority
  • gentleness

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ユウ
  • ウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • やさ.しい
  • すぐ.れる
  • まさ.る
Strokes
17
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#187
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
人#9 · person

Components

Common Words

  • 優やさPrefix
    gentle, affectionate
  • 優勝ゆうしょうNoun
    overall victory, championship, winning the title
  • 俳優はいゆうNoun
    actor, actress, player
  • 優先ゆうせんNoun
    preference, priority, precedence
  • 女優じょゆうNoun
    actress, female actor
  • 優秀ゆうしゅうna-adjective
    superior, excellent, brilliant
  • 優遇ゆうぐうNoun
    favorable treatment, favourable treatment, hospitality
  • 優位ゆういNoun
    predominance, superiority, ascendancy

Practice in Kanjiru

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