Japanese kanji details
Kanji 優
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Kanji data is provided by the KANJIDIC project maintained by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group.
- Stroke count
- 17
- School grade
- 6
- Frequency rank
- 334
- SKIP code
- 1-2-15
- Four-corner code
- 2124.7
- Radical
- 9
Readings for 優
Common on’yomi, kun’yomi and other readings recorded for this character.
| ユウ | onyomi |
| ウ | onyomi |
| やさ.しい | kunyomi |
| すぐ.れる | kunyomi |
| まさ.る | kunyomi |
| ゆ | kunyomi |
| よし | kunyomi |
Japanese verbs using 優
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| English | Romaji | Japanese | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to excel, be excellent, be superior | sugureru | 優れる | 2 | Conjugate |
Japanese i-adjectives using 優
Explore related conjugating adjectives containing this character.
| Romaji | Kanji | Kana | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yasashii | 優しい | やさしい | gentle | Details |