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優秀

ゆうしゅう

excellent, exceptional

Mnemonic

Better than the rest of them, the one ear of grain standing above the field. The best student they have. You ゆう, shush しゅう, she is working: ゆうしゅう.

Worth knowing

素晴らしい すばらしい is warm and general. 優秀 is ability measured against other people, and it goes on reports.

Built from

gentle, superior
亻 person + 憂 grief
excel, outstanding
禾 grain with the head of it drawn bending over, the one ear that came up better than the rest of the field.

Words sharing these kanji

gentle, kind

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