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

13 strokes
Radical:
small bird
Parts:
gracious, elegant, graceful, refined
Kun:
みや.び
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 雅 【ガ】 elegance, grace, festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
  • 雅致 【ガチ】 artistry, good taste, elegance, grace
  • 清雅 【セイガ】 graceful, elegant
  • 大雅 【タイガ】 major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)

Kun reading compounds

  • 雅 【みやび】 refinement, elegance, grace
  • 雅び男 【みやびお】 elegant and refined man

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 お、 か、 ただし、 のり、 まさ、 まさし、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ya3, ya1
Korean:
a

Spanish

  • elegante
  • refinado
  • gracioso

Portuguese

  • elegante
  • benévolo
  • gracioso
  • refinado

French

  • bon goût
  • élégant
  • gracieux
  • raffiné
1057 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1271 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2850 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1211 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1885 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1913 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1456 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1550 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1638 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1853 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1532 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
811 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1106 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1926 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41973 Morohashi
1197 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6505 New Nelson (John Haig)
1907 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2056 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1684 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3275 2001 Kanji
8c5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-8 SKIP code
1021.4 Four corner code
7021.4 Four corner code
1-18-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96c5 Unicode hex code