# 優 — Superior

Frequency rank 385 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 師 (Teacher), less common than 象 (Elephant).

- On’yomi: ゆう
- Kun’yomi: やさ、すぐ
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX
- School grade: 6
- Strokes: 17

A leader on the left, with hundred, forehead, heart, and winter on the right — a leader with a hundred thoughts on their forehead, heart warm despite winter, is truly superior in every way.

In words:

- 優しい やさしい — kind
- 優 やさ — gentle;affectionate
- 優れる すぐれる — to surpass,to outstrip,to excel

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