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Kanji for Excellence
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “excellence”: 佳、秀. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
excellence
Fine, beautiful and excellent.
8 strokes On reading カ (ka) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ka, kei, yoshi
In Japan it appears in about 2,186 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 佳: Erica 永里佳 · Erika 永里佳 · Megan 明佳 · Monica 望仁佳 · Jessica 路恵詩佳 · Kathryn 佳寿里 · Rebecca 礼平佳 · Cassandra 佳三登良 · Aga 安佳 · Chi 佳唯 · Kai 佳唯 · Kaj 佳唯 and 263 more
excellence
Outstanding and excellent; rising above the rest.
7 strokes On reading シュウ (shuu) Kun reading ひいでる (hiideru) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shuu, hide, ho
In Japan it appears in about 921 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 秀: Matthew 真秀 · Manish 満仁秀 · Mathew 真秀 · Ramesh 楽芽秀 · Jagdish 慈久二秀 · Lakshmi 楽秀実
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