Moto 雌: Feminine; FemaleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- め-、めす、めん
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 46 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 雌雄しゆうmale and female (animals); the two sexes
- 雌伏しふくremaining in obscurity
- 雌伏雄飛しふくゆうひbiding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish
- 雌性しせいfemale
- 雌性ホルモンしせいホルモンfemale hormone
- 雌性発生しせいはっせいgynogenesis
- 雌性配偶体しせいはいぐうたいfemale gametophyte
- 雌雄を決するしゆうをけっするto have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
- 雌雄モザイクしゆうモザイクgynandromorph
- 雌雄同体しゆうどうたいhermaphroditism
- 雌雄同株しゆうどうしゅmonoecy; monoecism
- 雌雄淘汰しゆうとうたsexual selection
- 雌雄異体しゆういたいgonochorism; unisexualism
- 雌雄異株しゆういしゅdioecy; dioecism
- 雌雄選択しゆうせんたくsexual selection
- 雌雄鑑別しゆうかんべつsexing (of chickens, silkworms, etc.)
- 雌黄しおうorpiment
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 雌めすfemale (animal, plant)
- 雌花めばなfemale flower
- 雌しべめしべpistil
- 雌ねじめねじfemale screw; nut
- 雌の万年草めのまんねんぐさSedum rupifragum (species of stonecrop)
- 雌の狐めすのきつねbitch fox; vixen
- 雌コネクタめすコネクタfemale connector
- 雌捻子めねじfemale screw; nut
- 雌日芝めひしばsouthern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
- 雌木めぎfemale plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant
- 雌松めまつJapanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine
- 雌株めかぶfemale plant
- 雌滝めだきsmaller waterfall (of the two)
- 雌牛めうしcow; heifer
- 雌狐めぎつねfemale fox; vixen
- 雌竹めだけSimon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
- 雌蕊めしべpistil
- 雌蕋めしべpistil
- 雌蘂めしべpistil
- 雌蛭木めひるぎKandelia obovata (species of mangrove)
- 雌豚めぶたsow
- 雌鳥めんどりfemale bird; hen
- 雌鶏めんどりfemale bird; hen
- 雌鹿めじかdoe (female deer)
Other readings
- 雌刈萱めがるかやThemeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass)
- 雌犬メスいぬbitch; female dog
- 雌猫メスねこfemale cat
- 雌螺子めねじfemale screw; nut
- 雌馬ひんばmare; filly
Kanji that often appear with 雌
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