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Kanji Grade 6 - 優

Kanji character Grade 6 優. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 6 - 優
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About
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Kun: やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る
On: ユウ、 ウ
17 strokes
Radical: man, human 人 (亻)
Parts: 一 化 冖 夂 心 白 自
 
Onyomi
優 【ユウ】 Excellent (grade), A, superiority, excellence, gentle, graceful, elegant, skillful
優位 【ユウイ】 predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
舞台俳優 【ブタイハイユウ】 stage actor, stage actress
優曇華 【ウドンゲ】 udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata), something very rare (from the legend that it flowers once in 3000 years), Japanese fiber banana flower, green lacewing eggs
優婆夷 【ウバイ】 upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
舞台俳優 【ブタイハイユウ】 stage actor, stage actress
 
Kunyomi
優しい 【やさしい】 tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
優しい声 【やさしいこえ】 soft voice
優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)