秀 — kanji meaning “excel”
秀
excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
- Meanings
- excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
- On'yomi
- シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ひい.でる
- Name readings
- しゅ、しょう、ひで、ひでし、ほ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #848 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 115
- Chinese reading
- xiù — Chinese character page
Words with 秀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう yuushuu | superior; excellent; brilliant |
| 秀逸 | しゅういつ shuuitsu | excellent; superb; first-rate |
| 秀才 | しゅうさい shuusai | bright person; talented student; prodigy |
| 秀作 | しゅうさく shuusaku | excellent (piece of) work |
| 秀でる | ひいでる hiideru | to excel; to surpass; to be superior |
| 最優秀 | さいゆうしゅう saiyuushuu | best; most (valuable player); top (quality) |
| 秀和 | しゅうわ shuuwa | Shuwa Corporation |
| 秀峰 | しゅうほう shuuhou | beautiful mountain; magnificent mountain |
| 秀麗 | しゅうれい shuurei | graceful; beautiful |
| 俊秀 | しゅんしゅう shunshuu | genius; prodigy; talented person |
| 秀歌 | しゅうか shuuka | splendid tanka; splendid waka |
| 清秀 | せいしゅう seishuu | having refined and distinguished features; having a bright face |
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