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優
On'yomi
ユウ・ウ
YUU / U
Kun'yomi
やさ.しい・すぐ.れる・まさ.る
yasashii / sugureru / masaru
tenderness · excel · surpass · actor · superiority · gentleness
peaceful
Details
Strokes17
Frequency#334
Radical人person(2)
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Strokes17
Component Breakdown
優=
亻憂
person + 憂
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of person and grief. Grieving person.
Symbolism
Excellent, excel, gentle. Represents excellence.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
優柔不断
ゆうじゅうふだん
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; indecisive
優勝劣敗
ゆうしょうれっぱい
survival of the fittest; survival of the fittest