Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 17
Meaning: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Kunyomi: やさ.しい すぐ.れる まさ.る
Onyomi: ユウ ウ
Composition: 亻 憂
Radical: 人
Reading: にんべん
Meaning: man, human
Strokes: 2
俳優(はいゆう) actor, actress
男優(だんゆう) actor
女優(じょゆう) actress
優先権(ゆうせんけん) priority
優等生(ゆうとうせい) honor student
優越感(ゆうえつかん) superiority complex
優秀な(ゆうしゅうな) superior, excellent
優雅な(ゆうがな) elegant, refined
優勝する(ゆうしょうする) win a championship
優先する(ゆうせんする) prioritize
優しい(やさしい) tender, kind, gentle
優れる(すぐれる) excel
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.)
怪優 (カイユウ) actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
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 the udumbara 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.)
怪優 (カイユウ) actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
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
勝る (まさる) to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
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)
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 17
Meaning: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Kunyomi: やさ.しい すぐ.れる まさ.る
Onyomi: ユウ ウ
Composition: 亻 憂
Radical: 人
Reading: にんべん
Meaning: man, human
Strokes: 2
俳優(はいゆう) actor, actress
男優(だんゆう) actor
女優(じょゆう) actress
優先権(ゆうせんけん) priority
優等生(ゆうとうせい) honor student
優越感(ゆうえつかん) superiority complex
優秀な(ゆうしゅうな) superior, excellent
優雅な(ゆうがな) elegant, refined
優勝する(ゆうしょうする) win a championship
優先する(ゆうせんする) prioritize
優しい(やさしい) tender, kind, gentle
優れる(すぐれる) excel
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.)
怪優 (カイユウ) actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
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 the udumbara 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.)
怪優 (カイユウ) actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
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
勝る (まさる) to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
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)