優良(ゆうりょう)

ゆうりょう
noun, na-adjective
superior; high-quality; excellent
formalevaluationbusiness
1. superior quality; excellent; first-rate
Rated as clearly above standard. Applied to goods, companies, properties, borrowers, and school records — typically in official or commercial assessments rather than casual praise.
優良(ゆうりょう)な商品(しょうひん)を選(えら)ぶ。
To choose high-quality products.
This company is known as a blue-chip firm.
駅(えき)から近(ちか)く日当(ひあ)たりもよい優良(ゆうりょう)物件(ぶっけん)なので、すぐに買(か)い手(て)がついた。
It was a prime property, close to the station and with good sunlight, so a buyer turned up right away.

Used mostly as a prefix-like modifier in compounds; the standalone な form is possible but less common.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 優秀(ゆうしゅう): excellent — used of people's ability and performance; 優良(ゆうりょう) is used of things and organizations
  • 良質(りょうしつ): good quality — about the material or content itself, without the official-rating flavor