Vocabulary

What does 優 (ゆう, yuu) mean?

優 (ゆう, yuu) means excellent, top grade.

Quick facts
Readingゆう
Romajiyuu
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ゆう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkyuu

excellent, top grade

Example sentences

  • His grades are always excellent.

  • I got an excellent grade on the test.

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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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