Japanese

ゆうしゅう
Meaning: excellent; talented; superior
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjectival noun

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Handwriting

優
秀

Example sentences

She graduated from university with excellent grades.
彼はまだ新人ではあるが、非常に優秀な成績を収めている。
He is still a newcomer, but he is achieving very excellent results.
彼は性格と言い成績と言い、実に優秀だ。
He is excellent in both character and academic ability.
今年の新人はみんなとても優秀だ。
This year's newcomers are all very excellent.
この映画の制作スタッフは非常に優秀だ。
The production staff of this movie are very talented.
わが社は常に優秀な人材を求めています。
Our company is always looking for talented individuals.
彼が優秀であることは言うまでもない。
It goes without saying that he is talented.
彼は小学校の頃からずっと成績優秀な優等生だ。
He has been a model student with excellent grades since elementary school.
彼は優秀な技術者として知られている。
He is known as an excellent engineer.
その橋は優秀な技師によって設計された。
That bridge was designed by an excellent engineer.

Usage Notes

Used to describe people with high abilities or machines with high performance.

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