Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (おす) in Japanese

雄, 牡
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
おす, オス
Romaji
osu, osu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    male (animal)
    Example sentence
    4月孵化したヶ月になった。身体大きほぼ同じオスのと少しいぐらい The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.

Examples of 雄, 牡, おす, オス in a sentence



Kanji in this word

7 strokes

male

On'Yomi: ボ, ボウ

Kun'Yomi: おす, お-, おん-

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JLPT 1

12 strokes

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

On'Yomi: ユウ

Kun'Yomi: お-, おす, おん

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