雄
male; mighty; masculine; hero; leader; superiority; excellence
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 669.
Readings
- ユウ (on reading): 英雄 (えいゆう) hero; 雌雄 (しゆう) male and female (animals)
- おす (kun reading): 雄 (おす) male (animal, plant); 雄豚 (おすぶた) boar
- お (kun reading): 雄花 (おばな) male flower; 雄しべ (おしべ) stamen
- おん (kun reading): 雄鶏 (おんどり) male bird
Components
Words using 雄
- 英雄 (えいゆう) hero
- 雌雄 (しゆう) male and female (animals)
- 雄弁 (ゆうべん) eloquence
- 雄 (ゆう) male
- 雄大 (ゆうだい) grand
- 雄 (おす) male (animal, plant)
- 雄豚 (おすぶた) boar
- 雄猿 (おすざる) male monkey
- 雄コネクタ (おすコネクタ) male connector
- 雄臭い (おすくさい) male-smelling
- 雄花 (おばな) male flower
- 雄しべ (おしべ) stamen
- 雄叫び (おたけび) roar
- 雄株 (おかぶ) male plant
- 雄松 (おまつ) black pine
- 雄鶏 (おんどり) male bird
91 words in all.