Meaning

Tenderness, Excel, Surpass, Actor, Superiority, Gentleness

Readings

Radical

亻 — human (Kangxi radical #9)

Components

• 亻 (radical)
• 憂 — Melancholy

Example sentences

• みんなには優しく話してください。Speak gently to everyone.
• 彼は優勝者の名前を大声で叫んだ。He called out the name of the winner.
• 僕は君ほど優秀じゃないようです。I guess I'm not as smart as you.

Appears in

Not used as a component of other kanji in this set.