優

Readings

Kana: ユウ、ウ、やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る

Romaji: yuu, u, yasa.shii, sugu.reru, masa.ru

Kana

Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ゆ、よし

Romaji: yu, yoshi

Kana

Romaji

Meanings

tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 17

Radical Number: 9

Frequency: 334

Grade: 6

Skip Pattern: 1-2-15

Korean Reading: u

Chinese Reading: you1

Unicode: 512a

JIS: 4D25

Indexes

Halpern Index: 177

Nelson Index: 564

New Nelson Index: 334

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a15.1

Four Corner Index: 2124.7

Guide to Remembering Index: 984

Gakken Index: 453

Japanese Names Index: 2599

Daikanwanjiten Index: 1261

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0957

Remembering the kanji Index: 993

Kanji Flashcards Index: 336

Kodansha Compact Index: 140

Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 995

Kanji in Context Index: 1168

1999 Kanji Learners Index: 130

2013 Kanji Learners Index: 156

French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1002

Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1068

Essential Kanji Index: 1148

Kodansha Kanji Index: 200

Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2167

Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1000

Words

優 (ゆう)

gentle; elegant; classy; superior; skilled; excellent (in marking, grading, etc.); actor

優勝 (ゆうしょう)

overall victory; championship

女優 (じょゆう)

actress

優秀 (ゆうしゅう)

superiority; excellence

優しい (やさしい)

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

優 (やさ)

gentle; affectionate

俳優 (はいゆう)

actor; actress; player; performer

声優 (せいゆう)

voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)

優れる (すぐれる)

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

優先 (ゆうせん)

preference; priority; precedence

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