Moji Ninja

秀 — excel; outstanding

秀 means “excel; outstanding”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu). Kun'yomi: ひい(でる) (hiideru). You'll see it in words such as 秀でる (hiideru, “to excel; to surpass”).

秀
Stroke order of 秀
Meaning
excel; outstanding
On'yomi
シュウ (shuu)
Kun'yomi
ひい(でる) (hiideru)
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N1 · set Qualities 1

How to remember 秀

Parts: 禾 grain · 丿 slash

Words with 秀

WordReadingMeaning
秀でるひいでる hiideru kunto excel; to surpass

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