JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4
雌

Meaning

Kanji 雌

feminine

feminine, female

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
め-めすめん
Onyomi 音読み
シ
Nanori 名乗り
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Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1951
Strokes
14
Radical
隹
Components
匕 • 止 • 隹
Kanji Kentei
Level 4
Similar Kanji
紫 • 貲 • 觜 • 骴 • 砦 • 此 • 些

Related vocabulary

12 common entries

Showing 12 of 43 entries that include this kanji.

雌

めす

female (animal, plant)

牝馬

ひんば

mare

雌花

めばな

female flower

雌雄

しゆう

male and female (animals)

メス犬

メスいぬ

bitch

メス豚

めすぶた

female pig

メス猫

メスねこ

female cat

雌コネクタ

めすコネクタ

female connector

雌しべ

めしべ

pistil

雌ねじ

めねじ

female screw

雌の狐

めすのきつね

bitch fox

雌の万年草

めのまんねんぐさ

Sedum rupifragum (species of stonecrop)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この鳥は雌です。

this bird is female.

雌の猫を二匹飼っています。

i have two female cats.

この犬は雌なので、とてもおとなしいです。

this dog is female, so she is very gentle.

雌花だけが実をつけます。

only female flowers bear fruit.

あの雌牛はまだ若い。

that cow is still young.