JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 秀: "excel, excellence, beauty"
The kanji 秀 means "excel, excellence, beauty, surpass". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュウ in on'yomi and ひい.でる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひい.でる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | excel, excellence, beauty, surpass |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 848 of 2,501 |
Common words with 秀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 優秀superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
- 秀でる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
- 秀preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
- 秀才bright person; talented student; prodigy
- 最優秀best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A
- 秀麗graceful; beautiful
- 豊臣秀吉Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- 秀逸excellent; superb; first-rate
- 成績優秀者high achiever; student with good academic results
- 眉目秀麗handsome
- 優秀賞award of excellence; merit award
- 一芸に秀でるto excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
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