Usage patterns 優ゆう 良りょう な 〈 物もの 〉 an excellent/superior 〈thing〉
This hotel is known as a superior facility.
〈 物もの 〉 を 優ゆう 良りょう と 認にん 定てい する to certify something as excellent/superior
This product was certified as superior in the quality inspection.
優ゆう 良りょう の 評ひょう 価か を 受う ける to receive a rating of 'excellent'
The factory received an excellent rating for its safety management.
Kanji 優 tenderness, excel, surpass Related words 優秀 praises outstanding ability or talent (often of people), while 優良 praises the high quality of things, products, or conditions.
良好 is a neutral term for a satisfactory or good state (e.g., health, progress), whereas 優良 implies a stronger degree of excellence or superiority.
上質 focuses narrowly on the fine material or texture of an item, while 優良 more broadly rates overall quality, performance, or condition as excellent.
優良 is a more formal, evaluative term (often used for products, companies, or health) meaning 'excellent', while 高品質 specifically highlights the quality attribute.
Opposites 不良 describes something defective or of poor quality, the direct opposite of 優良 's sense of superior quality (e.g., 優良品 vs. 不良品 ).
優良 means excellent or high-quality, the opposite of 悪質 's 'shoddy, inferior' sense.
優良 means excellent or superior quality, standing in direct contrast to 劣悪 's meaning of poor or inferior quality.
Word family· 12 superior child; excellent child
superior goods; quality products
commended store; store with special recognition
blue-chip stock; gilt-edged stock
accident-free driver · high-achiever; person with excellent achievements
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very best quality; superior quality
blue-chip company; top-ranking firm; company in good standing
excellent driver; model driver
long-term quality housing; long-life quality housing
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Etymology Compound of 優 (yū, 'superior') and 良 (ryō, 'good'). The reading ゆうりょう is the standard on'yomi combination.
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