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Zach

秀

Readings

Kana: シュウ、ひい.でる
Romaji: shū, hii.deru
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: しゅ、しょう、ひで、ひでし、ほ
Romaji: shu, shō, hide, hideshi, ho
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

excel, excellence, beauty, surpass

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  115
Frequency:  848
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-5-2
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  xiu4
Unicode:  79c0
JIS:  3D28

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2545
Nelson Index: 3263
New Nelson Index: 4123
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5d2.4
Four Corner Index: 2022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1355
Gakken Index: 859
Japanese Names Index: 726
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24911
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0523
Remembering the kanji Index: 914
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1582
Kodansha Compact Index: 1429
Kanji in Context Index: 1171
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1616
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2202
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 923
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 980
Essential Kanji Index: 973
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3152
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2245
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1142

Words

秀 (しゅう)
preeminence; superlativeness
最優秀 (さいゆうしゅう)
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
秀才 (しゅうさい)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
秀作 (しゅうさく)
splendid (excellent) work
儁秀 (しゅんしゅう)
genius; prodigy; talented person
優秀 (ゆうしゅう)
superiority; excellence
秀でる (ひいでる)
to excel; to surpass
秀麗 (しゅうれい)
graceful; beautiful
秀逸 (しゅういつ)
excellence
清秀 (せいしゅう)
having refined and distinguished features; having a bright face
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