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優

優 — tenderness, excel, surpass

On
ユウ, ウ
Kun
やさしい, すぐれる, まさる
Strokes
17
JLPT
N3
School grade
6

Common words with 優

  • 優勝ゆうしょうoverall victory; championship; winning the titleCommon

    トムが優勝したんでしょう。
    Tom got first prize, didn't he?

  • 俳優はいゆうactor; actress; player; performerCommon

    彼は俳優になるべきだった。
    He ought to have been an actor.

  • 優先ゆうせんpreference; priority; precedence; right of wayCommon

    この任務はすべての任務に優先する。
    This duty has priority over all others.

  • 女優じょゆうactress; female actorCommon
  • 優秀ゆうしゅうsuperior; excellent; brilliant; outstandingCommon
  • 優遇ゆうぐうfavorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good tr…Common
  • 優位ゆういpredominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacyCommon
  • 優良ゆうりょうsuperior; excellent; fineCommon
  • 優勢ゆうせいsuperiority; superior power; predominance; preponderanceCommon
  • 最優遇さいゆうぐうmost favourable treatment; most favorable treatment; very warm receptionCommon
  • 優しいやさしいtender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiableCommon
  • 優雅ゆうがelegant; graceful; refinedCommon
  • 男優だんゆう(male) actorCommon
  • 優先的ゆうせんてきpreferentialCommon
  • 優等生ゆうとうせいhonor student; honours student; model student; prize pupilCommon
  • 優美ゆうびgrace; refinement; elegance; daintinessCommon
  • 名優めいゆうgreat actor; famous actor; starCommon
  • 優れるすぐれるto be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellentCommon
  • 優越感ゆうえつかんsuperiority complex; sense of superiorityCommon
  • 優柔不断ゆうじゅうふだんindecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillatingCommon

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 105 words that use 優.

  • 優勝 ゆうしょう overall victory; championship; winning the title
  • 優先 ゆうせん preference; priority; precedence; right of way
  • 女優 じょゆう actress; female actor
  • 優位 ゆうい predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
  • 優良 ゆうりょう superior; excellent; fine

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