しゅ

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. bright person, talented student, prodigy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅ
秀才 しゅうさい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

excel, excellence, beauty
シュウ ひで ひい.でる (7th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ の すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ