01
優しい
やさしい
kind
Meanings
- tenderness
- excel
- surpass
- actor
- superiority
- gentleness
Readings
Onyomi
- ユウ
- ウ
Kunyomi
- やさ.しい
- すぐ.れる
- まさ.る
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Useful words
02
優勝
ゆうしょう
victory
03
優先
ゆうせん
priority
04
優秀
ゆうしゅう
excellent
05
俳優
はいゆう
actor
06
優等生
ゆうとうせい
honors student
Compare Kanji
01憂Component94%melancholy, grieveThe full 憂 shape sits inside 優, with a person added at left.02良Meaning86%good, pleasingGood and excellent make a clear quality ladder.03秀Meaning84%excel, excellenceExcellence and outstanding skill sit in the same praise zone.04勝Meaning76%victory, winBeing superior often leads to winning, so the meanings connect naturally.05劣Pair88%inferiority, be inferior toExcellent and inferior form a sharp quality contrast.06偉Meaning73%admirable, greatnessGreatness and excellence both praise people or results.