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優

Kanji 優: meaning "superior, gentle", readings, stroke order

The kanji 優 means "superior, gentle". On'yomi: ユウ; kun'yomi: やさしい、すぐれる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
superior, gentle
On'yomi
ユウ
Kun'yomi
やさしいすぐれる
Strokes
17
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 優

  • 女優 じょゆう — actress
  • 優れる すぐれる — to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
  • 優秀 ゆうしゅう — superiority, excellence
  • 優勝 ゆうしょう — overall victory, championship
  • 俳優 はいゆう — actor, actress, performer
  • 優 ゆう — superiority, high grade
  • 優位 ゆうい — predominance, ascendancy, superiority
  • 優越 ゆうえつ — supremacy, predominance, being superior to
  • 優勢 ゆうせい — superiority, superior power, predominance
  • 優先 ゆうせん — preference, priority
  • 優美 ゆうび — grace, refinement, elegance

Stroke order · 17 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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