Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: greatness, excellence

Kunyomi: すぐ.れる

Onyomi: ケツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: man, human

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケツ the top (e.g. top ten), the best

ケツジン outstanding person

ゴウケツ hero, great man

エイケツ great man, hero, master mind

Kunyomi Examples

優れる すぐれる to surpass, to outstrip, to excel