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Meaning of (めす) in Japanese

JLPT 1
Kana Reading
めす, メス
Romaji
mesu, mesu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    female (animal)
    Example sentence
    入るやいなや、みつけて渡った向こう岸にはがいて、ぐっすり眠っていた。 No sooner had the younger brother gone into the forest than he found the river, swam across it, and there on the other side was the she-bear, fast asleep.

Examples of 雌, めす, メス in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

14 strokes

feminine, female

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: め-, めす, めん

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