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Meaning of 雄 in Japanese
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雄, 牡JLPT 1
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Kana Readingおす, オス
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Romajiosu, osu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- male (animal)
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Examples of 雄, 牡, おす, オス in a sentence
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４月に孵化した雛も５ヶ月になった。身体の大きさは親鳥とほぼ同じ、オス鳥のとさかが少し小さいぐらいか。
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.
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The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
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Mr Tani and his wife were present at that party.
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What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
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I have three dogs; one is male and the others are female.
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ワニは暑い天候ではオスの子供しか生まないので、子供を産むメスがいなくなるという理由で、これもまた絶滅するかもしれない。
The crocodile, which produces only male young in hotter weather, might die out too because there will be no females to breed.
Related Kanji
12 strokes
masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
On'Yomi: ユウ
Kun'Yomi: お-, おす, おん