優

meaningtenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

On'yomi
ユウ、ウ
Kun'yomi
やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る
Strokes
17
Taught in
Japanese grade 6
Frequency
#334 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

優
  • 優勝ゆうしょうoverall victory
  • 俳優はいゆうactor
  • 優先ゆうせんpreference
  • 女優じょゆうactress
  • 優秀ゆうしゅうsuperior
  • 優遇ゆうぐうfavorable treatment
  • 優位ゆういpredominance
  • 優良ゆうりょうsuperior

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