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優秀 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
優秀
BOOST
Reading : ゆうしゅう   
superiority; excellence
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
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優秀 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 98,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3354 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2425
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
ゆうしゅう
優秀
だけどヤバいOL title of book, album etc.
Excellent but Eccentric Office Lady
かれ
ゆうしゅう
優秀
だからその
しけん
試験
ごうかく
合格
する
はず
He ought to pass the examination, for he is very capable.
やまだ
山田
さん
さくひん
作品
この
てんらんかい
展覧会
において
ゆうしゅう
優秀
でしたのでここ
ひょうしょう
表彰
たします

We recognize Mr. Yamada with an award for his excellent artwork in this exhibition.
ゆうしゅう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 177,000 (about 410,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ユウ   すぐれる to excel   やさしい kind   
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ユウ   うれえる to grieve, to be distressed   うれ sorrow   う unhappy   
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シン   こころ heart   
カ   ゲ   なつ summer   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジ   シ   みずか self   
go
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シュウ    excellent   ひいでる to surpass   
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ノ    whereupon; from (kana); splitting away from   
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three
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
grain
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