優 — kanji meaning “tenderness”
優
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
- Meanings
- tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
- On'yomi
- ユウ (yuu)、ウ (u)
- Kun'yomi
- やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る
- Name readings
- ゆ、よし
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #334 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- yōu — Chinese character page
Words with 優
| 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 |
| 優勢 | ゆうせい yuusei | superiority; superior power; predominance |
| 声優 | せいゆう seiyuu | voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.) |
| 優等生 | ゆうとうせい yuutousei | honor student; honours student; model student |
| 優位 | ゆうい yuui | predominance; superiority; ascendancy |
| 優良 | ゆうりょう yuuryou | superior; excellent; fine |
| 優遇 | ゆうぐう yuuguu | favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality |
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