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優

Kanji meanings and readings

優

N3

tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness

On reading
ユウ、ウ
Kun reading
やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る
Radical
人
Illustration of 俳優
N3

はいゆう

actor; actress; player; performer

Illustration of 優

優

N1

やさ

gentle; affectionate

Illustration of 優しい
N4

やさしい

kind

Illustration of 優れる
N3

すぐれる

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

Illustration of 優位
N1

ゆうい

predominance; ascendancy; superiority

Illustration of 優先
N1

ゆうせん

preference; priority

Illustration of 優勝
N3

ゆうしょう

overall victory; championship

Illustration of 優勢
N1

ゆうせい

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

Illustration of 優秀
N3

ゆうしゅう

superiority; excellence

Illustration of 優美
N1

ゆうび

grace; refinement; elegance

Illustration of 優越
N1

ゆうえつ

supremacy; predominance; being superior to

Illustration of 女優
N3

じょゆう

actress