秀

excel, excellence, beauty, surpass

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ひい.でる

Nanori (名乗り)

しゅしょうひでひでしほ

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:7

JLPT:N1

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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