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Meaning of 優 in Japanese
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優JLPT 1
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Kana Readingゆう
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Romajiyū
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- Meaning
- gentle
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- Parts of speech
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- elegant; classy
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- Parts of speech
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- superior; skilled
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- Parts of speech
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- excellent (in marking, grading, etc.)
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- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- actor
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Kanji in this word
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