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優勢 (ゆうせい, yuusei) Japanese meaning: superiority | Kotomora
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試し 合あい は 終しゅう 始し 、 我わ が チーム が 優ゆう 勢せい だっ た 。
Our team was dominant throughout the match.
The ruling party maintains an advantage in opinion polls.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 優ゆう 勢せい だ to be in the dominant/leading position
Since the second half started, our team has been dominant.
〈 事こと 〉 を 優ゆう 勢せい に 進すす める to proceed with the advantage; to press one's advantage
With an early attack, they pressed their advantage through the match.
優ゆう 勢せい に 立た つ to gain the upper hand
We were able to gain the upper hand in the negotiations.
Kanji 優 tenderness, excel, surpass 勢 forces, energy, military strength Related words 優勢 describes an overall state of dominance in a competition or conflict, while 有利 describes favorable conditions or a position that gives someone an edge.
優勢 emphasizes actively winning or leading in a struggle, while 優位 refers more broadly to a superior status or standing, even outside direct competition.
優勢 describes being ahead or superior in a competition or contest, while 支配的 describes holding overall controlling influence, as in an opinion or system.
優勢 describes a temporary advantage or dominance in a competitive situation, whereas 優越 implies a more inherent or lasting superiority.
Opposites inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation
優勢 means having the upper hand or a dominant position, the opposite of 死に体's sense of being in an unrecoverable losing posture.
Etymology Compound of 優 (superior) and 勢 (power, force). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of superiority or predominance.
