優 (ゆう) — excellence, gentleness, superiority
優
excellence
Frequency #4982
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 6
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
1 character
na-adjective
Part of speech (JMdict: adj-na, n)
yuu
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ゆう[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- excellence
- gentleness
- superiority