優 やさ gentle N1 #21,986 Meanings prefix gentle; affectionate ゆう noun, on a 優, 良, 可 scale Excellent (grade); A superiority; excellence na-adjective gentle; graceful; elegant archaic skillful Its kanji 優 ユウ、ウ · やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness