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優【やさyasa】

prefix:

gentle; affectionate

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優【ゆうyuu】 Inflection

adjectival noun:

gentle
elegant; classy
superior; skilled ➜ 優に
excellent (in marking, grading, etc.)

noun:

actor

新任shinnin のno 取締役torishimariyaku としてtoshite 江崎ezaki優yuuをwo 紹介shoukai いたしますitashimasu。 You will be interested to know that we have just introduced our new Managing Director, Mr Masaru Ezaki.

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Kanji definition:

優

常用６年JLPTN3

ユウYUU・ウU・やさしいyasa.shii・すぐれるsugu.reru・まさるmasa.ru

tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness

Strokes:: 17
Radical:: 人亻 human
SKIP:: 1-2-15
UTF:: 512a
JIS208:: 45-5
Nanori:: ゆyu・よしyoshi
Hangul:: 우 [u]
Pinyin:: yōu

Stroke order:

Example words:

優勝【ゆうしょうyuushou】: overall victory; championship
俳優【はいゆうhaiyuu】: actor; actress; player; performer
優先【ゆうせんyuusen】: preference; priority; precedence
女優【じょゆうjoyuu】: actress
優秀【ゆうしゅうyuushuu】: superiority; excellence

Partial results:

優しい^☆【やさしいyasashii】 Inflection: adjective:
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable; 彼女kanojo はha 生まれつきumaretsuki のno 心kokoro のno優しいyasashii人hito だda。 She is kindhearted by nature.
優勝^★【ゆうしょうyuushou】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
overall victory; championship; トムTOMU がga優勝yuushouしたshita んn でしょうdeshou。 Tom got first prize, didn't he?
有利^★【ゆうりyuuri】優利^irr. Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative ➜ 不利; そのsono 証拠shouko はha 彼kare にni有利yuuriであったdeatta。 The evidence was in his favor.
優秀^★【ゆうしゅうyuushuu】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
superiority; excellence; 彼女kanojo はha 作文sakubun がga優秀yuushuuだda。 She is excellent in composition.
優れる^☆【すぐれるsugureru】勝れる・傑れる Inflection: ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel; 健康kenkou がga 富tomi にni優れるsugureruというtoiu ことkoto はha、言うまでもないiumademonai。 It goes without saying that health is above wealth.
優先^★【ゆうせんyuusen】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
preference; priority; precedence; このkono 任務ninmu はha すべてのsubeteno 任務ninmu にni優先yuusenするsuru。 This duty has priority over all others.
勝る^★【まさるmasaru】優る Inflection: godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival
to outweigh; to preponderate; 睡眠suimin はha 薬kusuri にni勝るmasaru。 Sleep is better than medicine.
優位^★【ゆういyuui】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
predominance; ascendancy; superiority; 広告koukoku に関してnikanshite はhaコークKOOKUのno 方hou がga優位yuuiにni たっta てte いるiru。 When it comes to advertising, Coke is ahead of the game.
優勢^★【ゆうせいyuusei】 Inflection: noun / adjectival noun:
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance Antonym: 劣勢; 人類jinrui はha 地球上chikyuujou でde 最もmottomo優勢yuuseiであるdearu。 The human race is dominant on earth.
優美^☆【ゆうびyuubi】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness; 彼女kanojo はha 私たちwatashitachi みんなminna 驚かせるodorokaseru ほどhodo優美yuubiにni 踊ったodotta。 She danced with a grace that surprised us all.
優越^☆【ゆうえつyuuetsu】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
supremacy; predominance; being superior to; 憲法kenpou のno 規定kiteiにni従い従i 衆院shuuin のno 議決giketsu がga 参院san'in にni優越yuuetsuするsuru。 Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.
優遇^★【ゆうぐうyuuguu】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
優良^★【ゆうりょうyuuryou】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:
superior; excellent; fine; SCOTT株式会社kabushikigaisha のno 株kabu はha優良yuuryou株kabu ですdesu。 SCOTT Inc.'s stocks are blue chip stocks.
優越感^☆【ゆうえつかんyuuetsukan】: noun:
superiority complex; sense of superiority ➜ 劣等感; あんなにannani 美人bijin なんだnanda からkara、彼女kanojo もmo優越感yuuetsukanをwo 感じているkanjiteiru んn だろうdarou なna、きっとkitto。 I'll bet it gives her a feeling of superiority to be so beautiful.
優雅^☆【ゆうがyuuga】 Inflection: adjectival noun / noun:
elegant; graceful; refined; エステサロンESUTESARON でde優雅yuugaなna 至福shifuku のno ひとときhitotoki をwo 過ごしてsugoshite みませんmimasen かka？ How about spending an elegant and blissful time at a beauty salon?
優等生^☆【ゆうとうせいyuutousei】: noun:
honor student; honours student; カールKAARU がga優等生yuutouseiだったdatta はずがないhazuganai。 Carl cannot have been a model student.
勇退^☆【ゆうたいyuutai】優退 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
優先的^☆【ゆうせんてきyuusenteki】 Inflection: adjectival noun:
preferential
優劣^☆【ゆうれつyuuretsu】: noun:
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality; それらsorera のno 作品sakuhin にはniha優劣yuuretsuをwo つけtsuke がたいgatai。 I can't tell which work is better than the other.
優柔不断^☆【ゆうじゅうふだんyuujuufudan】 Inflection: noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:
indecisiveness; shilly-shally; irresolution; vacillation; indecision - four character idiom; 彼のkareno優柔不断yuujuufudanがga 将来shourai のno 災いwazawai のno 種をまいたtanewomaita。 His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.
優生^☆【ゆうせいyuusei】: noun / ~の noun:
eugenic
優生保護法^☆【ゆうせいほごほうyuuseihogohou】: noun:
Eugenic Protection Act
優先権^☆【ゆうせんけんyuusenken】: noun:
priority; preference; preferential right; 獲得kakutoku したshita優先権yuusenkenをwo 無駄にしないmudanishinai ためにtameni、そのままsonomama 切らずkirazu にni お待ちomachi くださいkudasai。 Please hold the line so as not to lose your place in the queue.
優待^☆【ゆうたいyuutai】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; welcome
優に^☆【ゆうにyuuni】: adverb:
easily; sufficiently; well; skillfully; ここkoko からkara 郵便局yuubinkyoku はhaゆうにyuuni５キロKIRO ありますarimasu。 The post office is a good five kilometers away from here.

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優

ユウYUU・ウU・やさしいyasa.shii・すぐれるsugu.reru・まさるmasa.ru

tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness

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