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JLPT N3 · 17 strokes

The kanji 優 — “gentle-hearted; excellent”

優 means gentle-hearted; excellent and is a JLPT N3 kanji. It has 17 strokes and uses the person (beside) radical (亻).

Stroke order · 17 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ユウ、ウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): やさ(しい)、すぐ(れる)、まさ(る)
Radical: 亻 · person (beside)
Strokes: 17

How to remember 優

A person (亻) standing beside a grieving person (憂) — kindness. 優しい (gentle-hearted), 優勝 (championship) — you can be the best in two different ways.

Example words with 優

On'yomi readings

優勝ゆうしょうbecoming champion
俳優はいゆうactor

Kun'yomi readings

優しいやさしいgentle-hearted, kind

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