優
tenderness, superior
JLPT N3 Grade 6 17 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- やさ.しい・すぐ.れる・まさ.る
- On'yomi
- ユウ・ウ
- Radical
- 人 · person (human being)
Stroke order & writing
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優 in example sentences
Yuushou shita yo.
I won first prize.
です。 Yasashii hito desu.
He is kind.
トムに優しくな。
Tomu ni yasashiku na.
Be kind to Tom.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 優
More 人 (person) kanji
優 means "tenderness, superior". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 17 strokes. It is read やさ.しい・すぐ.れる・まさ.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ユウ・ウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.
Common questions
- What does the kanji 優 mean?
- 優 means "tenderness, superior". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
- How many strokes does 優 have?
- 優 is written in 17 strokes.
- How is 優 read?
- It is read やさ.しい・すぐ.れる・まさ.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ユウ・ウ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 優?
- 優 is a JLPT N3 kanji.