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優れる (すぐれる): to surpass, to outstrip, to excel — Japanese vocabulary

優れる is read すぐれる and means "to surpass, to outstrip, to excel". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

優れる

Reading
すぐれる · sugureru
Translation
to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
すぐれるが

Example

彼は英語では私より優れている。

かれはえいごではわたしよりすぐれている。

He is superior to me in English.

Kanji in this word

  • 優 — superior, gentle

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