雌
female; feminine
14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1951.
Readings
- めす (kun reading): 雌 (めす) female (animal, plant); 雌豚 (めすぶた) female pig
- シ (on reading): 雌雄 (しゆう) male and female (animals); 雌性 (しせい) female
- め (kun reading): 雌花 (めばな) female flower; 雌しべ (めしべ) pistil
- めん (kun reading): 雌鳥歌えば家滅ぶ (めんどりうたえばいえほろぶ) women should not rule over men
Components
Words using 雌
- 雌 (めす) female (animal, plant)
- 雌豚 (めすぶた) female pig
- 雌の狐 (めすのきつね) bitch fox
- 雌コネクタ (めすコネクタ) female connector
- 雌子牛 (めすこうし) female calf
- 雌雄 (しゆう) male and female (animals)
- 雌性 (しせい) female
- 雌雄同体 (しゆうどうたい) hermaphroditism
- 雌伏 (しふく) lying low (and awaiting one's chance)
- 雌雄モザイク (しゆうモザイク) gynandromorph
- 雌花 (めばな) female flower
- 雌しべ (めしべ) pistil
- 雌牛 (めうし) cow
- 雌株 (めかぶ) female plant
- 雌豚 (めぶた) female pig
- 雌鳥歌えば家滅ぶ (めんどりうたえばいえほろぶ) women should not rule over men
33 words in all.