優 (やさ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

優 (やさ) means gentle / kind / tender.

See example sentences below.

優 at a glance

優

やさyasa

N1prefix

gentle / kind / tender

優やさyasaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

gentle / kind / tender

Example 1

彼はとても優しい人です。

Translation

He is a very kind person.

Example 2

優しい言葉をかけてあげた。

Translation

I spoke gentle words to them.

Kanji 優: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

Kanji 優: meanings, readings, and example words.

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