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Kanji Detail for 秀 - "to excel"

秀

  • Meaning

    秀 means "to excel." Also associated with to sprout.

    1. To excel - To surpass; to grow; to stand out; to be outstanding.

    2. To sprout - For buds to appear; for flowers to bloom.

  • Words using 秀

    • 優秀 ゆうしゅう Listen superior; excellent; brilliant
    • 秀作 しゅうさく Listen excellent (piece of) work
    • 秀才 しゅうさい Listen bright person; talented student; prodigy

  • Four-character idioms with 秀

    • 刻露清秀 こくろせいしゅう Listen clean and refreshing scenery of autumn
    • 眉目秀麗 びもくしゅうれい Listen handsome
    • 閨秀作家 けいしゅうさっか Listen woman writer

  • Tattoo check: 秀

    • Verified meaning: to excel
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さかえ, さかり, しげる, しゅう)
    • Also carries these associations: to sprout

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 秀

    Given names 秀(さかえ)Listen 秀(さかり)Listen 秀(しげる)Listen 秀(しゅう)Listen 秀(しゅうほう)Listen 秀(すぐる)Listen 秀(たかし)Listen 秀(ひいず)Listen 秀(ひずる)Listen 秀(ひづる)Listen

    Surnames 秀(しゅうじ)Listen 秀(しゅうらん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    excel; excellence; beauty; surpass

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hii.deru(ひい-でる) ひい-でる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to excel to sprout outstanding blooming distinguishing extending growing sprouting excellent superior brilliant distinguished eminent exceptional gifted magnificent preeminent remarkable splendid superb talented

Sentences including 秀

  • He is better than any other player in the team.

  • His brother is a very capable doctor.

  • He ought to pass the examination , for he is very capable.

  • She is an excellent student.

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