Moto 優: Tenderness; Excel; SurpassKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ユウ、ウ
- Kun'yomi
- やさ(しい)、すぐ(れる)、まさ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 193 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ユウ・ウ)
- 優勝ゆうしょうoverall victory; championship
- 俳優はいゆうactor; actress
- 優先ゆうせんpreference; priority
- 女優じょゆうactress
- 優秀ゆうしゅうsuperior; excellent
- 優遇ゆうぐうfavorable treatment; favourable treatment
- 優位ゆういpredominance; superiority
- 優良ゆうりょうsuperior; excellent
- 優勢ゆうせいsuperiority; superior power
- 最優遇さいゆうぐうmost favourable treatment; most favorable treatment
- 優雅ゆうがelegant; graceful
- 優先的ゆうせんてきpreferential
- 男優だんゆうactor (male)
- 優等生ゆうとうせいhonor student; honours student
- 優美ゆうびgrace; refinement
- 名優めいゆうgreat actor; famous actor
- 優にゆうにeasily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably
- 優先権ゆうせんけんpriority; preference
- 優劣ゆうれつ(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority
- 優待ゆうたいpreferential treatment; hospitality
- 優柔不断ゆうじゅうふだんindecisiveness; shilly-shally
- 優生ゆうせいeugenics
- 優生保護法ゆうせいほごほうEugenic Protection Act
- 優越ゆうえつsupremacy; predominance
- 優越感ゆうえつかんsuperiority complex; sense of superiority
- 優駿ゆうしゅんfine racehorse
- 声優せいゆうvoice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- セグメント優先度セグメントゆうせんどsegment priority
- ビュー変換入力優先度ビューへんかんにゅうりょくゆうせんどview transformation input priority
- プッツン女優プッツンじょゆうactress that frequently does bizarre things
- ポルノ女優ポルノじょゆうadult film actress; pornstar
- マル優マルゆうtax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings
- 一党優位政党制いっとうゆういせいとうせいdominant-party system; one-party dominant system
- 上限実行優先順位じょうげんじっこうゆうせんじゅんいlimit dispatching priority
- 乗降車優先じょうこうしゃゆうせんpriority to pedestrians
- 伶優れいゆうactor
- 低い優先順位ひくいゆうせんじゅんいlow priority (e.g. cell)
- 個人優勝制度こじんゆうしょうせいどindividual championship system
- 優位に立つゆういにたつto dominate; to prevail
- 優位性ゆういせいsuperiority; predominance
- 優優閑閑ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely
- 優先リンクセットゆうせんリンクセットpriority link set
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 優しいやさしいtender; kind
- 優れるすぐれるto surpass; to outstrip
- 上げ優りあげまさりlooking better after putting up one's hair (when coming of age)
- 優やさgentle; affectionate
- 優しい声やさしいこえsoft voice
- 優しくするやさしくするto be kind to; to treat kindly
- 優しげやさしげgentle; kind
- 優るまさるto excel; to surpass
- 優るとも劣らないまさるともおとらないnot at all inferior to; rival or surpass
- 優るとも劣らぬまさるともおとらぬnot at all inferior to; compare favorably (with)
- 優れたすぐれたgreat; excellent
- 優れてすぐれてexceedingly; conspicuously
- 優れないすぐれないunwell; poor
- 優れものすぐれものexceptional item; extraordinary product
- 優れ物すぐれものexceptional item; extraordinary product
Other readings
- セル損失優先権セルそんしつゆせんけんcell loss priority
- 丸優マルゆうtax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings
- 優々閑々ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely
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