優 — Japanese kanji
17 strokes · N3
Meanings: Tenderness, Excel, Surpass, Actor, Superiority, Gentleness
On’yomi: ゆう、う · Kun’yomi: やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る
Radicals in 優
- ⺅ — (0 strokes)
- 一 — one (1 strokes)
- 冖 — cover (2 strokes)
- 夂 — go (3 strokes)
- 心 — heart (4 strokes)
- 白 — white (5 strokes)
- 自 — self (6 strokes)
Words using 優
- さい~(~優秀賞) (さい~(~ゆうしゅうしょう)): Grand Prize; top award — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 女優 (じょゆう): actress — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 優れる (すぐれる): excel; be superior — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 15 - Manners and Etiquette
- 俳優 (はいゆう): actor — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 05 - Personal Experiences
- 優しい (やさしい): kind, gentle, tender-hearted — 毎日 楽しそうです — Explaining reasons and viewpoints
- 優雅(な) (ゆうが(な)): graceful; elegant — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 優先席 (ゆうせんせき): priority seat (n) — 第2週 (3) - 電車に乗りましょう②
- 優先(する) (ゆうせん(する)): to prioritize; to give precedence to — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 24 - Intermediate Course Review
- 優しい (優しい(やさしい)): kind/gentle — Family Members & Their Jobs
- 優先する (優先(ゆうせん)する): prioritize; give precedence to — Unit 09 Verbs B (701–800)
- 優越感 (優越感(ゆうえつかん)): sense of superiority — Unit 04 Nouns B (281–380)
- 優雅な (優雅(ゆうが)な): elegant; graceful — Unit 11 Adjectives B (851–930)
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