Vocabulary

What does 優れる (すぐれる, sugureru) mean?

優れる (すぐれる, sugureru) means to excel, to be superior.

Quick facts
Readingすぐれる
Romajisugureru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
すぐれる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsugureru

to excel, to be superior

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass

Example sentences

  • This product's quality is outstanding.

  • He is excellent at English.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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