All JLPT kanjiStroke order
N3
優tenderness
優
| Meaning | tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness |
|---|---|
| On'yomi | ユウ, ウ |
| Kun'yomi | やさしい, すぐれる, まさる |
Words with 優
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 優しい | N4 | やさしい | やさしいkind (person), gentle (person) | |
| 優勝 | N3 | ゆうしょう | ゆうしょうoverall victory, championship | |
| 女優 | N3 | じょゆう | じょゆうactress | |
| 優秀 | N3 | ゆうしゅう | ゆうしゅうsuperiority, excellence | |
| 俳優 | N3 | はいゆう | はいゆうactor, actress, performer | |
| 優 | N3 | ゆう | ゆうsuperiority, high grade | |
| 優れる | N3 | すぐれる | すぐれるto surpass, to outstrip, to excel | |
| 優先 | N1 | ゆうせん | ゆうせんpreference, priority | |
| 優位 | N1 | ゆうい | ゆういpredominance, ascendancy, superiority | |
| 優勢 | N1 | ゆうせい | ゆうせいsuperiority, superior power, predominance |
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