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優 kanji — Tenderness, Excel, Surpass | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

優

Tenderness, Excel, Surpass, Actor, Superiority, Gentleness

17 strokes

N3

On readings 音読み

ゆう、う

Kun readings 訓読み

やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る

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Words using 優

優しいやさしいkind (person)N4 女優じょゆうactressN3 優れるすぐれるto surpassN3 優秀ゆうしゅうsuperiorityN3 優勝ゆうしょうoverall victoryN3 俳優はいゆうactorN3 優ゆうsuperiorityN3 優先ゆうせんpreferenceN1 優位ゆういpredominanceN1 優越ゆうえつsupremacyN1 優勢ゆうせいsuperiorityN1 優美ゆうびgraceN1

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