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優 やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness 3 334 17 9 ひと・にんべん・ひとやね 形声 Phonetic The A-Team is on a mission to help Hamlet. With uncharacteristic tenderness, Mr. T consoles the melancholy Hamlet. "No, I really DO pity the poor foo. There, there little guy...take my hanky". (Careful: benevolence (#885).

Accepted Answer

ユウ、ウ ゆ, よし 優勝(ゆうしょう): overall victory; championship俳優(はいゆう): actor; actress; player; performer優先(ゆうせん): preference; priority; precedence女優(じょゆう): actress優秀(ゆうしゅう): superiority; excellence優勢(ゆうせい): superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance優しい(やさしい): tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable; suave優位(ゆうい): predominance; ascendancy; superiority優美(ゆうび): grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness優れる(すぐれる): to surpass; to outstrip; to excel優越(ゆうえつ): supremacy; predominance; being superior to優(やさ): gentle; affectionate優(ゆう): (1) gentle (2) elegant; classy (3) superior; skilled (4) excellent (in marking, grading, etc.) (5) actor 6 人: person憂: melancholy; grieve; lament; be anxious; sad; unhappy 人 2 (none) tenderness Someone can´t be melancholy for long if just one person treats them with a little tenderness.

Kanji	優
Onyomi	ユウ、ウ
Kunyomi	やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る
Nanori	ゆ, よし
English	tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Examples	優勝(ゆうしょう): overall victory; championship 俳優(はいゆう): actor; actress; player; performer 優先(ゆうせん): preference; priority; precedence 女優(じょゆう): actress 優秀(ゆうしゅう): superiority; excellence 優勢(ゆうせい): superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance 優しい(やさしい): tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable; suave 優位(ゆうい): predominance; ascendancy; superiority 優美(ゆうび): grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness 優れる(すぐれる): to surpass; to outstrip; to excel 優越(ゆうえつ): supremacy; predominance; being superior to 優(やさ): gentle; affectionate 優(ゆう): (1) gentle (2) elegant; classy (3) superior; skilled (4) excellent (in marking, grading, etc.) (5) actor
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	334
Components	人: person 憂: melancholy; grieve; lament; be anxious; sad; unhappy
Number of Strokes	17
Kanji Radical	人
Radical Number	9
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	tenderness
Koohii Story 1	The A-Team is on a mission to help Hamlet. With uncharacteristic tenderness, Mr. T consoles the melancholy Hamlet. "No, I really DO pity the poor foo. There, there little guy...take my hanky". (Careful: benevolence (#885).
Koohii Story 2	Someone can´t be melancholy for long if just one person treats them with a little tenderness.

Predominance Tenderness Superiority Superior Gentle Person Hamlet Melancholy