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秀でる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	秀ひいでる	秀ひいでない
Polite	秀ひいでます	秀ひいでません
Past polite	秀ひいでました	秀ひいでませんでした
Past	秀ひいでた	秀ひいでなかった
Te-form	秀ひいでて	秀ひいでないで
Desire	秀ひいでたい	秀ひいでたくない
Potential	秀ひいでられるalso 秀ひいでれる	秀ひいでられないalso 秀ひいでれない
Passive	秀ひいでられる	秀ひいでられない
Causative	秀ひいでさせる	秀ひいでさせない
Causative passive	秀ひいでさせられる	秀ひいでさせられない
Volitional	秀ひいでよう
Polite volitional	秀ひいでましょう
Imperative	秀ひいでろ	秀ひいでるな
Conditional	秀ひいでれば	秀ひいでなければ
Tara conditional	秀ひいでたら	秀ひいでなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

excel; surpass; be superior

Used when someone is notably better than others in a skill, field, or quality. Often followed by ～で or ～に秀でる.

彼かれは数すう学がくに秀ひいでている。
He excels in mathematics.
彼かの女じょは語ご学がくの才さい能のうに秀ひいでている。
She has an outstanding talent for languages.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be prominent; stand out; be conspicuous

Specifically used for physical features, especially the forehead and eyebrows, that are noticeably prominent or well-defined. Less common than sense 1.

彼かれは額ひたいが秀ひいでている。
He has a prominent forehead.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に秀ひいでるto excel at/in (a field, skill, etc.)
彼かれは語ご学がくに秀ひいでている。
He excels at languages.
額ひたいが秀ひいでているto have a prominent, well-defined forehead
彼かれは額ひたいが秀ひいでていて、知ち的てきな印いん象しょうを与あたえる。
He has a prominent forehead, which gives an intelligent impression.
〈人ひと〉の中なかで秀ひいでるto stand out among a group of people (in some ability)
彼かの女じょは同どう期きの中なかで秀ひいでている。
She stands out among her peers.

Expressions

一いち芸げいに秀ひいでるexcel in one thing; be a master of one art

Kanji

秀excel, excellence, beauty

Related words· 6

優すぐれるN3sense 1
優れる is the general word for being excellent or superior in quality (people or things), while 秀でる specifically highlights a person's outstanding ability in one particular field.
抜ぬきん出でる sense 1
抜きん出る stresses a clear, visible gap over everyone else, whereas 秀でる simply states that someone is notably skilled in an area without emphasizing the size of the gap.
長ちょうじる sense 1
長じる often implies growing into or developing a strength over time, while 秀でる describes the resulting state of being exceptionally good at something.
勝まさるN1sense 1
勝る is used for direct comparison ('A is better than B'), while 秀でる describes standing out in a skill or field without necessarily naming a rival.

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長たける
秀でる and 長ける both mean to excel at something, but 秀でる is slightly more literary and often used for artistic or academic talent.
際きわ立だつN1
秀でる is a literary word meaning to excel in a particular skill or ability, while 際立つ can describe anything—people, features, or qualities—that stands out from its surroundings.

Opposites

劣おとるN2sense 1
劣る means to be inferior or lacking in some quality, the direct opposite of 秀でる's sense of excelling.

Written forms

秀ひいでるUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling.
ひいでるUsage4%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.

Etymology

Derived from the classical Japanese verb 秀づ (ひいづ), meaning 'to stand out' or 'to be excellent'. The kanji 秀 carries the meaning of 'excellent' or 'superior'.