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雌

雌 — feminine, female

On
シ
Kun
め-, めす, めん
Strokes
14
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 雌

  • 雌めすfemale (animal, plant)Common

    カンガルーの雌は子供を腹の袋に入れて動く。
    A female kangaroo carries its young in the pouch.

  • 雌花めばなfemale flower; pistillate flowerCommon
  • 雌雄しゆうmale and female (animals); the two sexesCommon
  • 雌めfemaleRare
  • 雌性しせいfemaleRare
  • 雌性発生しせいはっせいgynogenesisRare
  • 雌豚めぶたfemale pig; sowRare
  • 雌の万年草めのまんねんぐさSedum rupifragum (species of stonecrop)Rare
  • 雌子牛めすこうしfemale calf; young heifer; heifer calfRare
  • 雌黄しおうorpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it)Rare
  • 雌性ホルモンしせいホルモンfemale hormoneRare
  • 雌日芝めひしばsouthern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)Rare
  • 雌の狐めすのきつねbitch fox; vixenRare
  • 雌蜂めばちqueen (bee)Rare
  • 雌雄選択しゆうせんたくsexual selectionRare
  • 雌雄眼しゆうがんeyes of unequal size; eyes differing in shape; bilaterally asymmetric eyesRare
  • 雌雄モザイクしゆうモザイクgynandromorphRare
  • 雌雄鑑別しゆうかんべつsexing (of chickens, silkworms, etc.)Rare
  • 雌雄同体しゆうどうたいhermaphroditismRare
  • 雌雄を決するしゆうをけっするto have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 33 words that use 雌.

  • 雌 めす female (animal, plant)
  • 雌花 めばな female flower; pistillate flower
  • 雌雄 しゆう male and female (animals); the two sexes
  • 雌 め female
  • 雌性 しせい female

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