Today’s #kanji is #優, which is made of its semantic element of #にんべん（亻） and phonetic element of 憂. 憂 has the meaning of “to worry” so I thought 優 is indicating a person （亻） with 憂 are the only one who can be 優, but apparently it has nothing to do with worrying. 憂 here means a mask so 優 is a person with a mask – an actor!
Meaning: superior
Reading: ユウ、やさ、すぐ
優位（ユウイ）: [noun] predominance, a dominant position, a position of advantage
優雅（ユウガ）: [なadj] elegant, graceful, refined
優秀（ユウシュウ）: [なadj] superior, excellent, leading
優勝（ユウショウ）する: [vi] to win the championship, to come off victorious
優先（ユウセン）: [noun] preference, priority
女優（ジョユウ）: [noun] an actress
男優（ダンユウ）: [noun] a male actor
俳優（ハイユウ）: [noun] an actor (gender neutral)
優（やさ）しい: [いadj] gentle, tender, graceful, delicate, affectionate, sweet
優（すぐ）れる: [vi] to surpass, to exceed
- にんべん
