| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 優しい | やさしい | kind |
| 優れる | すぐれる | to surpass, to outstrip, to excel |
| 俳優 | はいゆう | actor, actress, player, performer |
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう | overall victory, championship |
| 女優 | じょゆう | actress |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう | superiority, excellence |
| 伶優 | れいゆう | actor |
| 優位 | ゆうい | predominance, ascendancy, superiority |
| 優先 | ゆうせん | preference, priority, precedence |
| 優劣 | ゆうれつ | (relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, quality |
| 優勢 | ゆうせい | superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance |
| 優柔不断 | ゆうじゅうふだん | shilly-shally, indecisiveness |
| 優渥 | ゆうあく | gracious |
| 優秀品 | ゆうしゅうひん | high-grade merchandise |
| 優等生 | ゆうとうせい | honor student, honours student |
| 優美 | ゆうび | grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness |
| 優良 | ゆうりょう | superior, excellent, fine |
| 優雅 | ゆうが | elegance, grace, refinement |
| 優駿 | ゆうしゅん | fine horse |
| 優駿馬 | ゆうしゅんば | fine horse |
| 最優遇 | さいゆうぐう | most favourable treatment, most favorable treatment, very warm reception |
| 男優 | だんゆう | actor |
| 較優位論 | かくゆういろん | theory of comparative advantage |