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秀

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • excel
  • excellence
  • beauty
  • surpass

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ひい.でる
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#626
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
禾#115 · grain

Components

  • 乃
  • 禾

Common Words

  • 秀しゅうNoun
    preeminence, supremacy, distinction
  • 優秀ゆうしゅうna-adjective
    superior, excellent, brilliant
  • 秀作しゅうさくNoun
    excellent (piece of) work
  • 秀才しゅうさいNoun
    bright person, talented student, prodigy
  • 秀逸しゅういつna-adjective
    excellent, superb, first-rate
  • 秀でるひいでるIchidan verb
    to excel, to surpass, to be superior
  • 俊秀しゅんしゅうna-adjective
    genius, prodigy, talented person
  • 儁秀しゅんしゅうna-adjective
    genius, prodigy, talented person

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