Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 牛後(ぎゅうご) in Japanese

牛後
Kana Reading
ぎゅうご
Romaji
gyūgo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    rump of cattle
    Example sentence
    鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ。 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

Examples of 牛後, ぎゅうご in a sentence

Kanji in this word

牛 JLPT 4

4 strokes

cow

On'Yomi: ギュウ

Kun'Yomi: うし

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後 JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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