Word Meaning 雌黄

しおう shiou

雌黄 is read as しおう (shiou) and means gamboge.

Meaning

English

gamboge
orpiment
falsification
alteration

Reading

Kana

しおう

Romaji

shiou

Writing Variants

雌黄きに kini

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 142489 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

雌

めす

female (animal, plant)

雌花

めばな

female flower

雌雄

しゆう

male and female (animals)

雌性発生

しせいはっせい

gynogenesis

雌雄同体

しゆうどうたい

hermaphroditism

雌雄同株

しゆうどうしゅ

monoecy

雌性配偶体

しせいはいぐうたい

female gametophyte

雌の万年草

めのまんねんぐさ

Sedum rupifragum (species of stonecrop)

雌雄異体

しゆういたい

gonochorism

雌雄選択

しゆうせんたく

sexual selection

雌雄性

しゆうせい

sexuality

硫黄

いおう

sulfur (S)