- 優秀【ゆうしゅう】 - superior, excellent, brilliant, outstanding 
- 秀才【しゅうさい】 - bright person, talented student, prodigy 
- 秀逸【しゅういつ】 - excellent, superb, first-rate 
- 秀でる【ひいでる】 - to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out 
- 秀作【しゅうさく】 - excellent (piece of) work