優位
ゆうい · yuui · JLPT N1 · noun
superiority
🏆 優 (excellent) + 位 (rank) = excellent rank: the higher position, so superiority
優 means excellent and 位 means rank or position. The same 位 appears in 地位 (status) and 順位 (ranking order), so 優位 is the top spot in a ranking.
位 — person radical 亻 + stand 立
位 combines the person radical 亻 with 立 (to stand), originally depicting a person standing in their proper place at court. It came to mean 'position, rank, or place,' and is now also used as a polite measure word for people.