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優越 (ゆうえつ): supremacy, predominance, being superior to — Japanese vocabulary

優越 is read ゆうえつ and means "supremacy, predominance, being superior to". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

優越

Reading
ゆうえつ · yuuetsu
Translation
supremacy, predominance, being superior to
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ゆうえつが

Example

憲法の規定に従い衆院の議決が参院に優越する。

けんぽうのきていにしたがいしゅういんのぎけつがさんいんにゆうえつする。

Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.

Kanji in this word

  • 優 — superior, gentle
  • 越 — Surpass, Cross Over, Move To

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