Word Meaning 秀でる

ひいでる hiideru

秀でる is read as ひいでる (hiideru) and means to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows).

Meaning

English

  1. to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows)
  2. to be prominent
  3. to stand out
  4. to excel
  5. to surpass
  6. to be superior
  7. to be better (than others at something)

Reading

Kana

ひいでる

Romaji

hiideru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 10617 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

秀才

しゅうさい

bright person

秀逸

しゅういつ

excellent

秀作

しゅうさく

excellent (piece of) work

秀明大学

しゅうめいだいがく

Shumei University

秀和

しゅうわ

Shuuwa

秀真

ほつま

Hotsuma (script)

一芸に秀でる

いちげいにひいでる

to excel in one thing

優秀

ゆうしゅう

superior

最優秀選手

さいゆうしゅうせんしゅ

most valuable player

最優秀

さいゆうしゅう

best

最優秀成績

さいゆうしゅうせいせき

first-class honors (e.g. in UK-style degrees) (honours)

優秀品

ゆうしゅうひん

high-grade merchandise

Example Sentences

2

ひいでるものほどどりょくをおしまない。

Those who excel are the ones who do not spare effort.

あたらしいほうほうはじゅうらいのほうほうをひいでるけっかをだした。

The new method produced results that surpassed the conventional one.