Moto 秀: Excel; Excellence; BeautyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シュウ
- Kun'yomi
- ひい(でる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 34 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シュウ)
- 優秀ゆうしゅうsuperior; excellent
- 秀作しゅうさくexcellent (piece of) work
- 秀才しゅうさいbright person; talented student
- 秀逸しゅういつexcellent; superb
- けい秀画家けいしゅうがか(accomplished) woman painter
- 俊秀しゅんしゅうgenius; prodigy
- 儁秀しゅんしゅうgenius; prodigy
- 優秀品ゆうしゅうひんhigh-grade merchandise
- 優秀賞ゆうしゅうしょうaward of excellence; merit award
- 成績優秀者せいせきゆうしゅうしゃhigh achiever; student with good academic results
- 最優秀さいゆうしゅうbest; most (valuable player)
- 最優秀成績さいゆうしゅうせいせきfirst-class honors (e.g. in UK-style degrees) (honours)
- 最優秀選手さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ(the) most valuable player; MVP
- 清秀せいしゅうhaving refined and distinguished features; having a bright face
- 眉目秀麗びもくしゅうれいhandsome
- 秀しゅうpreeminence; supremacy
- 秀句しゅうくsplendid haiku; well-turned phrase
- 秀吟しゅうぎんsplendid poem
- 秀峰しゅうほうbeautiful mountain; magnificent mountain
- 秀抜しゅうばつoutstanding; superb
- 秀歌しゅうかsplendid tanka; splendid waka
- 秀麗しゅうれいgraceful; beautiful
- 閨秀けいしゅうaccomplished lady
- 閨秀作家けいしゅうさっかwoman writer
- 閨秀画家けいしゅうがか(accomplished) woman painter
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 秀でるひいでるto excel; to surpass
- 一芸に秀でるいちげいにひいでるto excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
Other readings
- 真秀呂場まほろばgreat and splendid land (of Yamato)
- 真秀等まほらgreat and splendid land (Yamato word); excellent location
- 真秀等間まほらまgreat and splendid land (Yamato word); excellent location
- 秀つ枝うわえだupper branches of a tree
- 秀真ほつまHotsuma (script)
- 豊臣秀吉とよとみひでよしToyotomi Hideyoshi
- 赤秀あこうJapanese sea fig (Ficus superba var. japonica)
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