Kanji

雌

Meaning

feminine and female

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • め うま mare
  • め ばな female flower
  • め うし cow
  • めす ねじ female screw
  • めす ねこ female cat
  • めす のきつね bitch fox
  • めん どり female bird

On'yomi

  • し ゆう male and female (animals)
  • し せい female
  • し ふく remaining in obscurity

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/14

Related Entries

雌 め
female, smaller (of the two), ...
雌 めす
female (animal, plant)

Component Analysis

雌
feminine, female
め-, めす, シ
此
this, current, next...
これ, この, シ
止
stop, halt
と.まる, -ど.まり, シ
卜
( ト ) divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
うらな.う, うらない, ボク
匕
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
さじ, ヒ
隹
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
とり, サイ, スイ
亻
( 人 ) radical number 9

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