まさ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival
2. to outweigh; to preponderate
Kanji used
win
Pitch accent
さる
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
to be superior; to surpass
Examples (4 in total)
Sleep is better than medicine.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
It goes without saying that health is above wealth.