秀
秀 — Excel
excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiひいでる (hiideru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 秀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう yuushuu | superior; excellent; brilliant |
| 秀作 | しゅうさく shuusaku | excellent (piece of) work |
| 秀才 | しゅうさい shuusai | bright person; talented student; prodigy |
| 秀逸 | しゅういつ shuuitsu | excellent; superb; first-rate |
| 秀でる | ひいでる hiideru | to excel; to surpass; to be superior |
Study notes
秀 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #848 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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