Meaning of 優(やさ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level

優

JLPT 1

Kana Reading

やさ

Romaji

yasa

Word Senses

• Parts of speech

  prefix

  Meaning

  gentle; affectionate

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Related Kanji

優 JLPT 3

17 strokes

tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

On'Yomi: ユウ, ウ

Kun'Yomi: やさ.しい, すぐ.れる, まさ.る

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