Japanese symbol for “bliss”

優勝

ゆうしょう

Romaji: yuushou

overall victory; championship; winning the title

In Japanese, bliss is 優勝, read ゆうしょう (yuushou).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs overall victory; championship; winning the title
n, vi, vs (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment

Kanji and stroke order

優

tenderness, excel, surpass

on: ユウ、ウ
kun: やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る

17 strokes · JLPT 2

勝

victory, win, prevail

on: ショウ
kun: か.つ、-が.ち、まさ.る、すぐ.れる

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
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
勝利	しょうり shouri	victory; triumph; win
勝ち	かち kachi	win; victory
勝負	しょうぶ shoubu	victory or defeat

See also: Chinese symbol for “bliss”.

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.