Kanji details for 優
優
Common kanji
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
KUN:
- やさ.しいyasa.shii
- すぐ.れるsugu.reru
- まさ.るmasa.ru
ON:
- ユウyuu
- ウu
Nanori:
- ゆyu
- よしyoshi
Example words(showing 1-10 of 187 results)
na-adjective, noun
1.
advantageous, favourable, better, stronger
See also:不利
2.
profitable, lucrative, gainful, paying
All readings:
有利【ゆうり】
、優利【ゆうり】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Other readings:
勝れる【すぐれる】
、傑れる【すぐれる】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival
2.
to outweigh, to preponderate
All readings:
勝る【まさる】
、優る【まさる】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
preference, priority, precedence
noun, na-adjective
•
predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy