優等生

ゆうとうせい

Meanings

1. Noun honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

Kanji

• 優 excel. Read as ユウ.
• 等 equal. Read as トウ.
• 生 life. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• カールが優等生だったはずがない。
  Carl cannot have been a model student.
• 彼はいわゆる優等生だ。
  He's what we call an honor student.
• こう見えても、私、優等生だったのよ。昔は......。
  Despite how I look, I used to be an honored student, you know. I used to be...

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