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見優り (みまさり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
compare favorably ; look better by comparison
Used when something or someone appears superior when compared to another. Often used in the pattern 〜より見優りする or 〜に見優りする. The word is somewhat literary and not extremely common in everyday speech.
に
見み
優まさ
り
する
ほど
美うつく
しい
。
She is so beautiful that she compares favorably even with her older sister.
Kanji 優 tenderness, excel, surpass Similar words 優すぐ れる 優れる means 'to be excellent/superior' in an absolute sense, while 見優り specifically means 'to look better in comparison to something else'.
勝まさ る 勝る is a more common verb meaning 'to surpass/excel', but 見優り emphasizes the visual or apparent aspect of the comparison.
Etymology Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing, looking') + 優り (masari, 'superiority'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word literally suggests 'looking superior'.