17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Kun'yomi
や さ し い tender す ぐ れ る to surpass ま さ る to excel ②to outweigh
On'yomi
ユ ウ Excellent (grade) ②superiority ③gentle ④skillful ウ
Nanori
ゆ よし
Character Breakdown
tenderness, excel, surpass
ユウ やさ.しい すぐ.れる (6th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
melancholy, grieve, lament
ユウ う.い うれ.える (8th, N1)
melancholy(憂) variant
References
| Unicode hex code | 512A |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-45-5 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 564 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 334 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 177 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 200 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 130 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 156 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 993 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1068 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 453 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2599 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1148 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 1261 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 984 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1033 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1074 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 336 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 995 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1000 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1168 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 140 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1002 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2a15.1 |
| Four corner code | 2124.7 |
| De Roo Code | 2167 |