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雄

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • masculine
  • male
  • hero
  • leader
  • superiority
  • excellence

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ユウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • お-
  • おす
  • おん
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#552
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
隹#172 · short-tailed bird

Components

Common Words

  • 雄おすNoun
    male (animal, plant)
  • 英雄えいゆうNoun
    hero, heroine, great person
  • 雄大ゆうだいna-adjective
    grand, magnificent, majestic
  • 雄弁ゆうべんNoun
    eloquence, fluency (of speech)
  • 雌雄しゆうNoun
    male and female (animals), the two sexes
  • 雄姿ゆうしNoun
    majestic figure, imposing figure, impressive appearance
  • 雄花おばなNoun
    male flower, staminate flower
  • 両雄りょうゆうNoun
    two great men

Practice in Kanjiru

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Data: KANJIDIC2, JMdict & KRADFILE (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) · kanji-frequency (CC BY 4.0)