Word details
優
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 優.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun; On a 優, 良, 可 scale
Excellent (grade); A
2
Common noun
superiority; excellence
3
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
gentle; graceful; elegant
4
Archaic; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
skillful
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
優
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
17 strokesFrequency 334JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ユウウ
Kun
やさ.しいすぐ.れるまさ.る
Nanori
ゆよし
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