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
it is better to be infamous than unknown
of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse
the pen is mightier than the sword
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.