Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 17

優

Meaning in English

tenderness, excel, surpass

Readings

Onyomi: ユウ, ウ Kunyomi: やさ.しい, すぐ.れる, まさ.る Romaji: yuu, u / yasa.shii, sugu.reru, masa.ru

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優

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese ternura, excelência, superar

Spanish ternura, sobresalir, superar

Korean 부드러움, 탁월함, 뛰어넘음

French tendresse, exceller, surpasser

Italian tenerezza, eccellere, superare

German Zärtlichkeit, übertreffen, übertreffen

Indonesian kelembutan, unggul, melampaui

★ Vietnamese dịu dàng, xuất sắc, vượt trội

Thai ความอ่อนโยน, ความเป็นเลิศ, ความเหนือกว่า

Related kanji

N1 傷 shou / kizu, ita.mu, ita.meru wound, hurt, injure N3 働 dou / hatara.ku work, (kokuji), travailler N1 債 sai bond, loan, debt N2 傾 kei / katamu.ku, katamu.keru, katabu.ku, kata.geru, kashi.geru lean, incline, tilt N1 僅 kin, gon / wazu.ka a wee bit, meramente, simplemente N1 傑 ketsu / sugu.reru greatness, excellence, grandeur N1 僧 sou Buddhist priest, monk, prêtre bouddhiste N1 傲 gou / ogo.ru, anado.ru be proud N3 備 bi / sona.eru, sona.waru, tsubusa.ni equip, provision, preparation

Words with this kanji

N1 優位 yuui predominance, ascendancy, superiority N1 優越 yuuetsu supremacy, predominance, being superior to N1 優勢 yuusei superiority, superior power, predominance N1 優先 yuusen preference, priority N1 優美 yuubi grace, refinement, elegance N3 女優 joyuu actress N3 優れる sugureru excel, surpass, be superior N3 優秀 yuushuu excellent, superior, highly capable N3 優勝 yuushou championship victory, overall win