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優

tenderness
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingユウ、ウ
Kun readingやさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る
JōyōGrade 6
  1. to be better (than)
  2. to be superior
  3. to surpass
  4. to excel
  5. to be excellent

Popular Usage

優しい女優優れる

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · melancholy · summer · head (首) · page · crown (冖) · heart (心) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1068

Compound words

優しいやさしい
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate
女優じょゆう
actress; female actor
優れるすぐれる
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
男優だんゆう
(male) actor
俳優はいゆう
actor; actress; player; performer
優位ゆうい
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
優雅ゆうが
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable
優遇ゆうぐう
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment
優秀ゆうしゅう
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
優勝ゆうしょう
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss
優勢ゆうせい
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
優先ゆうせん
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
優美ゆうび
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
優良ゆうりょう
superior; excellent; fine
優劣ゆうれつ
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
名優めいゆう
great actor; famous actor; star
優越感ゆうえつかん
superiority complex; sense of superiority
優先的ゆうせんてき
preferential
優等生ゆうとうせい
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
最優遇さいゆうぐう
most favourable treatment; most favorable treatment; very warm reception
優柔不断ゆうじゅうふだん
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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