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Kanji Detail for 雄 - "male, superior"

雄

  • Meaning

    雄 means "male, superior." Also associated with strong.

    1. Male - Male of animals; male of plants.

    2. Superior - Excellent; outstanding person.

    3. Strong - Brave; powerful.

    4. Prosperous - Having vigor; energetic.

  • Words using 雄

    • 英雄 えいゆう Listen hero; heroine; great person
    • 雄大 ゆうだい Listen grand; magnificent; majestic

  • Four-character idioms with 雄

    • 群雄割拠 ぐんゆうかっきょ Listen rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
    • 英雄豪傑 えいゆうごうけつ Listen hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character
    • 雄材大略 ゆうざいたいりゃく Listen superior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
    • 雌伏雄飛 しふくゆうひ Listen biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish

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    • Verified meaning: male, superior
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あくつ, おさき, おさち, おんどり)
    • Also carries these associations: strong

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 雄

    Given names 雄(すぐる)Listen 雄(たけし)Listen 雄(つよし)Listen 雄(ゆう)Listen

    Surnames 雄(あくつ)Listen 雄(おさき)Listen 雄(おさち)Listen 雄(おんどり)Listen 雄(ゆうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    masculine; male; hero; leader; superiority; excellence

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    male of species; hero; manly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    alpha male, hero; manly

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

    The male of the bird family. The male of beasts is also sometimes called 雄. | A term for being strong and powerful. As in 雄壯 (mighty), 雄健 (vigorous).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yuu(ユウ) ユウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    o(お) お

    o.su(おす) おす

    on(おん) おん

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    隹 (furutori)

  • Related Keywords

    male superior strong prosperous masculine dominant heroic mighty powerful robust vigorous gallant

Sentences including 雄

  • I am not as busy as yoshio.

  • That is why yoshio has caught a cold.

  • The boy became more eloquent.

  • Which boy is masao?

  • Mr tani and his wife were present at that party.

  • Like knows like.

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