Japanese symbol for “priority”
優先
ゆうせん
Romaji: yuusen
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
In Japanese, priority is 優先, read ゆうせん (yuusen).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi preference; priority; precedence; right of way
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “priority”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重点 | じゅうてん juuten | important point; emphasis; stress |
| 特待 | とくたい tokutai | special treatment; priority |
| 優先権 | ゆうせんけん yuusenken | priority; preference; preferential right |
| プライオリティ | プライオリティ puraioriti | priority |
| 優先順位 | ゆうせんじゅんい yuusenjun'i | priority; order of precedence |
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 |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 先輩 | せんぱい senpai | senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder |
| 先日 | せんじつ senjitsu | the other day; a few days ago |
See also: Chinese symbol for “priority”.
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.