秀逸

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 秀逸, read しゅういつ, means being especially excellent among other things.
• Basic usage: It is used to praise characterization in writing or the ease of use of a submitted proposal.
  • 短い文章ながら人物の描写が秀逸だった。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Before a noun and at the end of a sentence
  • Before a noun, use な, as in 秀逸な描写.
  • At the end of a sentence, 秀逸だ states that something is outstanding.