優

Meaning

1. n
   Excellent (grade); A
2. n
   superiority; excellence
3. adj-na
   gentle; graceful; elegant
4. adj-na archaic
   skillful
5. pref
   gentle; affectionate

Example sentences

• 新任の取締役として江崎優を紹介いたします。

  You will be interested to know that we have just introduced our new Managing Director, Mr Masaru Ezaki.

• 「お母さんのしゃべり方って、おばあちゃんにそっくりだよね？」「そりゃそうよ。おばあちゃんに育てられたんだから。優斗だって、お父さんの話し方にそっくりよ」

  "Don't you think Mom speaks exactly like Grandma?" "Yeah, she does. That's because she was raised by her. Yuuto speaks just like his dad, too."