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Kanji: 優

KANJI
17 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
やさしい
すぐれる
まさ
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(やさ)しい
kind
N3
(じょゆう)
actress
N3
(すぐ)れる
to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
N3
(はいゆう)
actor, actress, player, performer
N3
(ゆうしゅう)
superiority, excellence
N3
(ゆうしょう)
overall victory, championship
N1
(やさ)
gentle, affectionate
N1
(ゆうい)
predominance, ascendancy, superiority
N1
(ゆうえつ)
supremacy, predominance, being superior to
N1
(ゆうせい)
superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance
N1
(ゆうせん)
preference, priority
N1
(ゆうび)
grace, refinement, elegance
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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