N1
秀 meaning and readings
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Kanji
秀
N1
- Meaning
- excel
- Onyomi
- シュウ
- Kunyomi
- ひい(でる)
- Formula
- 秀 = 禾 + 乃。
Story
秀 is analyzed as a combination of 禾 (grain), 乃 (thumbs up) and denotes excel.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N1.
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