Jisho

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17 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 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

Kun reading compounds

  • 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)

Readings

Japanese names:
ゆ、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you1
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • excelente
  • sobresaliente
  • especial
  • papel
  • función
  • elegante
  • tierno
  • amable
  • cariñoso
  • sobrepasar
  • dejar atrás
  • sobresalir

Portuguese

  • ternura
  • superar
  • superação
  • ator
  • superioridade
  • gentileza

French

  • tendresse
  • gentillesse
  • exceller
  • surpasser
  • supériorité
  • acteur
995 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
984 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
453 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
564 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1148 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
336 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2599 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1033 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1074 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1168 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
140 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
200 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
130 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
156 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1002 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1261 Morohashi
177 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
334 New Nelson (John Haig)
993 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1068 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1000 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2167 2001 Kanji
2a15.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-15 SKIP code
2124.7 Four corner code
1-45-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
512a Unicode hex code

姿

9 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
figure, form, shape
Kun:
すがた
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
441 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 姿勢 【シセイ】 posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body), attitude, approach, stance
  • 姿勢制御 【シセイセイギョ】 attitude control, postural control
  • 雄姿 【ユウシ】 majestic figure, imposing figure, impressive appearance, magnificent appearance
  • 英姿 【エイシ】 gallant figure, impressive figure, noble appearance

Kun reading compounds

  • 姿 【すがた】 figure, form, shape, appearance, dress, guise, state, condition, picture, image, form (of a waka), dressed in ..., wearing ...
  • 姿絵 【すがたえ】 portrait
  • 晴れ姿 【はれすがた】 appearing in one's finest clothes, appearing in one's hour of triumph
  • 舞姿 【まいすがた】 dancing figure, one's appearance when dancing, dancing posture

Readings

Japanese names:
しな
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi1
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • figura
  • forma
  • apariencia

Portuguese

  • figura
  • formulário
  • forma

French

  • silhouette
  • forme
  • aspect
888 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
877 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
592 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1215 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1193 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1217 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
929 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
953 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
661 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
429 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3264 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1684 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2291 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
485 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6257X Morohashi
2636 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1216 New Nelson (John Haig)
474 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
513 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
883 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
369 2001 Kanji
3e6.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
3740.4 Four corner code
1-27-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
59ff Unicode hex code