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雌

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • feminine
  • female

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • め-
  • めす
  • めん
Strokes
14
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1946
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
隹#172 · short-tailed bird

Components

Common Words

  • 雌めすNoun
    female (animal, plant)
  • 雌雄しゆうNoun
    male and female (animals), the two sexes
  • 雌花めばなNoun
    female flower, pistillate flower
  • 雌伏しふくNoun
    lying low (and awaiting one's chance), biding one's time, submitting at first (to then strike later)
  • 雌性しせいna-adjective
    female
  • 雌木めぎNoun
    female plant (esp. a woody plant), gynoecious plant
  • 雌松めまつNoun
    Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine
  • 雌株めかぶNoun
    female plant

Practice in Kanjiru

Write 雌 by hand (opens in new tab)

Related Kanji

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