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“gentleness”
[jɯ̟ː] · Japanese
01 / Meaning & origin
優 is a unisex given name documented in Japanese. English Wiktionary traces it to Middle Chinese. Its character means “gentleness” (KANJIDIC2).
Separate records with matching spellings: 優 (Japanese), 優 (Japanese), 優 (Japanese), 優 (Japanese)
3 source accounts
Meaning: “gentleness”
From Middle Chinese 優 (MC 'juw).
From the verb 勝(まさ)る (masaru, “to be superior to, to excel, to surpass, to rival”). Related to 優(まさ)しげ (masashige).
From 優(すぐ)る (suguru), the Classical Japanese form of the verb 優(すぐ)れる (sugureru, “to be good at (a thing), to be superior to (a person)”).
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06 / Behind the facts
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