Meaning of 雄々しい(おおしい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 雄々しい, 雄雄しい, 男々しい, 男男しい

Kana Reading おおしい

Romaji ōshii

Examples of 雄々しい, 雄雄しい, 男々しい, 男男しい, おおしい in a sentence

ボクが憧れたのは翔太部長の『力』じゃない。体を張ってでも信念を貫こうとする雄々しい勇気だったはず。

What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.

雄 JLPT 1

12 strokes

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

On'Yomi: ユウ

Kun'Yomi: お-, おす, おん

男 JLPT 5

7 strokes

male

On'Yomi: ダン, ナン

Kun'Yomi: おとこ, お

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