単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#7,418 most used

優

ゆう1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

excellent (grade)

ITS KANJI

優superiorityread ゆう here17 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

I got an 'excellent' grade on the university exam.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

Excellent (grade); A

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

superiority; excellence

noun

3

gentle; graceful; elegant

adjectival noun

4

skillful

adjectival noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

有existenceゆう · not in tangoya
釉glaze; enamelゆう · not in tangoya
柚yuzuゆう · not in tangoya
夕eveningゆう結うto do up (hair)ゆう

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#7,418 most used

Written優 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium