Meaning of 優秀 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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優秀JLPT 3
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Kana Readingゆうしゅう
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Romajiyūshū
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- superiority; excellence
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Example Sentences
優秀, ゆうしゅう used in context
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I guess I'm not as smart as you.
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Mr Hirano is looked up to as an excellent engineer.
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She is an excellent student.
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彼女は優秀な学者であり、いたるところでそういう学者として認められている。
She is a brilliant scholar and is everywhere recognized as such.
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She is excellent in composition.
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She won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
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Kanji found in this word
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
On: ユウ, ウ
Kun: やさ.しい, すぐ.れる, まさ.る
17 strokes
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