One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 牝 - "female"

牝

  • Meaning

    牝 means "female."

    1. Female - A female animal.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    female

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    female of species; deep gorge

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (of a bird, animal or plant) female; keyhole; valley

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    female animal; keyhole; valley

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Animals of the female sex. Also used for birds. | 虛牝. An empty valley. (Han Yu's poem) "Like throwing gold into an empty pit." Meaning placing it in a useless place.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hin(ヒン) ヒン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    me(め) め

    me.su(めす) めす

    men(めん) めん

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    牛 牜 (ushi・ushihen)

  • Related Keywords

    female female animal cow mare

Sentences including 牝

  • The prancing chestnut mare whinnied as she tried to get rid of the rider.

More kanji with the radical 牛 牜 (ushi・ushihen)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link