JLPT N1 · Noun

雄 (osu)

雄 (おす, osu) is a Japanese noun meaning “male (animal, plant)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おす
Romaji: osu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

male (animal, plant) · noun, noun taking の · usually written in kana

Example sentences

雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。

The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.

Tatoeba #79151

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 雄

雄

masculine, male, heroユウ・お-・おす · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 雄.

英雄えいゆうhero

Source: JMdict entry 1589190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.