秀
beauty, excel, excellence, surpass
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:7
JLPT:1
Frequency:848
Vocabulary
シュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秀才 | シュウサイ | bright person; talented student; prodigy |
| 優秀 | ユウシュウ | superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding |
| 秀作 | シュウサク | excellent (piece of) work |
| 秀逸 | シュウイツ | excellent; superb; first-rate |
| 秀麗 | シュウレイ | graceful; beautiful |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秀でる | ひいでる | to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be better (than others at something); to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out |
| 閨秀作家 | けいしゅうさっか | woman writer |
| 真秀呂場 | まほろば | great and splendid land (of Yamato); spiritual center of the land; one's spiritual home; excellent location; splendid place |
| 一芸に秀でる | いちげいにひいでる | to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art |
| 秀 | しゅう | preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence |
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