Kanji1 / 17
優 kanji
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
ユウウ
Kun readings
やさしいすぐれるまさる
Words with 優
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —優Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful; elegant; skillful
- —声優voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- —全優straight A's
- —優にeasily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
- —優渥gracious
- —優艶charming; fascinating; beautiful; elegant; graceful; sweet; delicate
- —優者superior individual
- —優柔indecisive; irresolute; weak
- —優性dominance; dominant
- —優生eugenics
- —優待preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
- —優等(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
- —優諚gracious imperial message
- —老優elderly or veteran actor
- —優弧superior (major) arc
- —優駿fine racehorse
- —優角reflex angle
- —珍優actor who makes odd performances
- —優長superior; excellent; outstanding
- —優賞high praise; hearty applause; cordial commendation; special reward; grand prize