優
actor, excel, gentleness, superiority, surpass, tenderness
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
17 / 17
Information
Grade:6
Strokes:17
JLPT:3
Frequency:334
Vocabulary
ウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 優婆塞 | ウバソク | upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism) |
| 優婆夷 | ウバイ | upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism) |
ユウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女優 | ジョユウ | actress; female actor |
| 男優 | ダンユウ | (male) actor |
| 俳優 | ハイユウ | actor; actress; player; performer |
| 優位 | ユウイ | predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy |
| 優越感 | ユウエツカン | superiority complex; sense of superiority |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 優しい | やさしい | tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable |
| 優れる | すぐれる | to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent |
| 優る | まさる | to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate |
| 優に | ゆうに | easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over |
| 見優り | みまさり | compare favourably; compare favorably |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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affection, favourite, love
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be happy, congratulate, jubilation, rejoice
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恥
dishonor, shame
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think
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breath, coming to an end, interest (on money), nuture, respiration, rest, son
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acid, bitterness, sour, tart
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warmth
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想
concept, idea, think, thought
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恩
benefit, blessing, favor, goodness, grace, kindness, mercy
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