JLPT N3 · Feelings & personality

優しい

やさしい

kind; gentle

Stroke order of 優しい

3 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

優 · 17 strokesし · 1 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

In "優" a person "亻" stands beside someone's sorrow "憂" to comfort them: kind and gentle.

Parts: 優 gentle, superior (亻 person + 憂 sorrow) + しい adjective ending

The characters in 優しい

しし — shi (1 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

田中さんはだれにでも優しいです。

たなかさんはだれにでもやさしいです。

Mr. Tanaka is kind to everyone.

Words with 優

優勝championship; victory

More words: Feelings & personality

感情emotion; feelings 喜ぶto be glad; to rejoice 悲しむto grieve; to be sad 怒るto get angry 驚くto be surprised 笑うto laugh; to smile 泣くto cry 恥ずかしいembarrassed; shy 寂しいlonely 苦しいpainful; hard 厳しいstrict; severe 素直honest; obedient 不安anxiety; uneasy 自信self-confidence

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