Word Meaning 牛後

ぎゅうご gyuugo

牛後 is read as ぎゅうご (gyuugo) and means low-ranking member of a large group.

Meaning

English

low-ranking member of a large group
rump of a cow

Reading

Kana

ぎゅうご

Romaji

gyuugo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 132922 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鶏口牛後

けいこうぎゅうご

better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull

鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ

けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

牛

ぎゅう

cattle (Bos taurus)

牛車

ぎゅうしゃ

ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles)

牛肉

ぎゅうにく

beef

牛歩

ぎゅうほ

snail's pace

以後

いご

after this

死後

しご

after death

事後

じご

after

病後

びょうご

convalescence

牛乳

ぎゅうにゅう

(cow's) milk

牛舎

ぎゅうしゃ

cow shed

Example Sentences

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.