Keyword
excel
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig980
Readings
ひい
(5%)
ひで
(1%)
Composed of
grain plant
archaic の (girly)
Used in kanji (3 in total)
invite
transparent
tarnish
Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to excel; to surpass
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
Examples (19 in total)
You're probably the smartest student in our class.
She is an excellent student.
He's quite the outstanding player.
She graduated with honors.
He was an excellent student, so far as I'm aware.
He had two or three rather competent assistants.
Everyone recognized him as a brilliant pianist.
She is excellent in composition.
Apart from a few minor mistakes, your composition was excellent.
His work was acceptable, but far from excellent.
This car was selected the "car of the year".
His boast that he is the best pitcher is true.
As far as I know, he used to be a good student.
By and large, this school is one of the best.
He's an excellent brain surgeon.
Tom is an excellent cricket player.
She won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
He is the very best baseball player in our school.
We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.