Japanese symbol for “ascendancy”
優位
ゆうい
Romaji: yuui
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage
In Japanese, ascendancy is 優位, read ゆうい (yuui).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ascendancy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制圧 | せいあつ seiatsu | gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう yuushou | overall victory; championship; winning the title |
| 女優 | じょゆう joyuu | actress; female actor |
| 優先 | ゆうせん yuusen | preference; priority; precedence |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう yuushuu | superior; excellent; brilliant |
| 俳優 | はいゆう haiyuu | actor; actress; player |
| 優しい | やさしい yasashii | tender; kind; gentle |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.