優しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 優しい
1
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
Examples
彼の優しい言葉で彼女の気持ちが和らいだ。
She melted at his kind words.
Kanji in this Word
優
17 strokes
Frequency: 334
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
tenderness
excel
surpass
actor
superiority
gentleness
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ユウ
ウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やさ.しい
すぐ.れる
まさ.る
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ゆ
よし
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