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Keyword
excel
  • excellence
  • beauty
  • surpass
Frequency
#848
Strokes
7
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
980
Readings
シュウ80%
ひい20%
Mnemonic
A grain plant ties a girly ribbon squiggle around its stalk, determined to excel as the best-dressed crop at the harvest fair.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
優ゆう秀しゅう
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
Na-adjective
秀しゅう逸いつ
excellent; superb; first-rate
Na-adjective
秀しゅう作さく
excellent (piece of) work
Noun
秀しゅう
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
Noun
最さい優ゆう秀しゅう
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
No-adjective
片秀かたほ
imperfect; incomplete; unsatisfactory; ugly (esp. of women); unattractive
Archaic adjective
秀しゅう才さい
bright person; talented student; prodigy
Noun
秀ひいでる
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be better (than others at something); to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
Ichidan verb
秀しゅう和わ
Shuwa Corporation; Shuuwa
Noun
秀しゅう峰ほう
beautiful mountain; magnificent mountain
Noun
秀ほつ枝え
upper branches of a tree
Noun
秀しゅう麗れい
graceful; beautiful
Na-adjective
俊しゅん秀しゅう
genius; prodigy; talented person
Na-adjective
真ま秀ほ
excellent; ample; complete; proper; genuine; straightforward; honest
Archaic adjective
赤秀あこう
Japanese sea fig (Ficus superba var. japonica)
Noun
秀しゅう歌か
splendid tanka; splendid waka
Noun
清せい秀しゅう
having refined and distinguished features; having a bright face
Noun
秀真ほつま
Hotsuma (script)
Noun