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

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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

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with
Kun:
あ.う
On:
グウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 偶然 【グウゼン】 coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity, by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally, contingency
  • 遇す 【グウス】 to entertain, to treat
  • 最優遇 【サイユウグウ】 most favourable treatment, most favorable treatment, very warm reception
  • 優遇 【ユウグウ】 favorable treatment, favourable treatment, hospitality, warm reception, good treatment, hearty welcome

Kun reading compounds

  • 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • tratar con
  • encuentro por casualidad
  • hospitalidad

Portuguese

  • entrevista
  • convite
  • entreter
  • receber
  • lidar com

French

  • entrevue
  • traiter
  • rencontrer
  • distraire
  • recevoir
1186 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1213 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1814 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1641 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1754 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1178 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
706 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3889 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2001 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2702 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1975 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38991P Morohashi
3135 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6083 New Nelson (John Haig)
1956 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2106 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1592 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2q9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3-3-8 SKIP code
3-2-8 SKIP code
3630.2 Four corner code
1-22-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9047 Unicode hex code