Vocabulary

What does 優勢 (ゆうせい, yuusei) mean?

優勢 (ゆうせい, yuusei) means advantage, upper hand.

Quick facts
Readingゆうせい
Romajiyuusei
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ゆうせい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyuusei

advantage, upper hand

  1. 1noun · na-adjective superiority; superior power; predominance

Example sentences

  • According to the opinion poll, the ruling party has the edge.

  • The match proceeded with them in the lead from the first half.

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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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