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優秀
ゆうしゅう
N3
na-adjective
Meanings
1
superiority
2
excellence
3
superior
4
excellent
5
brilliant
Example sentence
彼は並外れて優秀とは言わないでも優れている。
He is good, not to say exceptional.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 優秀 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
優
Tenderness, Excel, Surpass
17 strokes
秀
Excel, Excellence, Beauty
7 strokes
More words with
優
優勝
ゆうしょう ·
overall victory
N3
女優
じょゆう ·
actress
N3
俳優
はいゆう ·
actor
N3
優先
ゆうせん ·
preference
N1
優勢
ゆうせい ·
Full entry on Jisho
superiority
N1
優しい
やさしい ·
kind (person)
N4
優遇
ゆうぐう ·
favorable treatment
優位
ゆうい ·
predominance
N1
More words with
秀
秀才
しゅうさい ·
bright person
秀作
しゅうさく ·
excellent (piece of) work
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