Moto 雄: Masculine; Male; HeroKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ユウ
- Kun'yomi
- お-、おす、おん
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 106 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ユウ)
- 英雄えいゆうhero; heroine
- 雄弁ゆうべんoratory; eloquence
- 雄大ゆうだいgrand; magnificent
- 両雄りょうゆうtwo great men (rivals)
- 群雄割拠ぐんゆうかっきょrivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
- 雄姿ゆうしmajestic figure; imposing figure
- 雌雄しゆうmale and female (animals); the two sexes
- 一世の雄いっせいのゆうgreatest hero (mastermind) of the age
- 両雄並び立たずりょうゆうならびたたずif two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war
- 二強雄蕊にきょうゆうずいdidynamous stamen
- 反英雄はんえいゆうantihero; anti-hero
- 四強雄蕊しきょうゆうずいtetradynamous stamen
- 悲劇の英雄ひげきのえいゆうtragic hero
- 戦国七雄せんごくしちゆうSeven Warring States (Chinese history); Seven Kingdoms
- 梟雄きょうゆうringleader; accomplished villain
- 沈黙は金雄弁は銀ちんもくはきんゆうべんはぎんspeech is silver, silence is golden
- 私学の雄しがくのゆうone of the leading private schools
- 種雄牛しゅゆうぎゅうbull (breeding); sire
- 群雄ぐんゆうrival chiefs
- 老雄ろうゆうaged hero
- 英雄主義えいゆうしゅぎheroism
- 英雄伝説えいゆうでんせつheroic legendary tale
- 英雄好色えいゆうこうしょくAll great men like women; Great men enjoy sensual pleasure
- 英雄崇拝えいゆうすうはいhero worship
- 英雄的えいゆうてきheroic
- 英雄色を好むえいゆういろをこのむgreat men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
- 英雄譚えいゆうたんepic; heroic tale
- 英雄豪傑えいゆうごうけつhero; warrior of matchless valor
- 雄偉ゆういmagnificent
- 雄勁ゆうけいvigorous; powerful
- 雄図ゆうとambitious plan (enterprise); grand project
- 雄壮ゆうそうheroic; brave
- 雄大無比ゆうだいむひunparalleled grandeur; the grandest
- 雄峰ゆうほうmajestic mountain
- 雄弁は銀沈黙は金ゆうべんはぎんちんもくはきんspeech is silver, silence is golden
- 雄弁家ゆうべんかorator; eloquent speaker
- 雄心ゆうしんheroic spirit; brave heart
- 雄心勃勃ゆうしんぼつぼつaspiring; ambitious
- 雄志ゆうしgreat ambition; lofty aspiration
- 雄性ゆうせいmale characteristics; manliness
- 雄性ホルモンゆうせいホルモンmale hormone
- 雄断ゆうだんmanly decision
- 雄材大略ゆうざいたいりゃくsuperior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 雄おすmale (animal, plant)
- 雄花おばなmale flower
- 種雄たねおsire (animal breeding)
- 雄しべおしべstamen
- 雄たけびおたけびwar cry; roar
- 雄ねじおねじmale screw
- 雄コネクタおすコネクタmale connector
- 雄之万年草おのまんねんぐさneedle stonecrop (Sedum lineare)
- 雄捻子おねじmale screw
- 雄日芝おひしばIndian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
- 雄木おぎmale plant (esp. a woody plant); androecious plant
- 雄松おまつblack pine
Other readings
- 雄々しいおおしいmanly; brave
- 雄ネジおねじmale screw
- 雄刈萱おがるかやCymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass)
- 雄叫びおたけびwar cry; roar
- 雄心勃々ゆうしんぼつぼつaspiring; ambitious
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Kanji that often appear with 雄
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