漢字道KANJIDO

17 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 617 strokesRadical
On
ユウ
Kun
やさ(しい)・すぐ(れる)
Meaning
gentle; superior; actor

Origin

ORIGIN

亻 "person" plus 憂 "to care for"; depth of feeling for others — hence "gentle, superior."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ユウ優越・優柔・俳優
やさしい優しい・優しさ
すぐれる優れる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 優勝ゆうしょう

    winning the championship

  • 優先ゆうせん

    priority

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

うちの組が優勝した。

Our team won the championship.

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