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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
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. tendernessRtK
    彼は並外れて優秀とは言わないでも優れている。He is good, not to say exceptional.tatoeba
    斉世親王の舎人で、優しい気立て。He was the servant of Crown Prince Tokiyo and had a kind personality.wiki
  2. excel
  3. surpass
  4. actor
  5. superiority
  6. gentleness
  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

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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
優先するゆうせんする
to preference
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
声優せいゆう
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
全優ぜんゆう
straight A's

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に優るとも劣らず勤勉である。
He is not less diligent than she.tatoeba
彼は彼女に優しい眼差しを投げかけた。
He gave her a fond look.tatoeba
彼は俳優のオリヴィエに対して賛嘆の念を抱いている。
He has a great admiration for actor Olivier.tatoeba
心優しい人物だったといわれている。
He is believed to have been a gentle person.wiki
溶解性に優れる。
It has superior solubility.wiki
漢詩文に優れる。
He excelled in Chinese poetry.wiki

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

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