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Kanji Detail for 牛 - "cow, cattle, ox"

牛

  • Meaning

    牛 means "cow, cattle, ox."

    1. Cow - A domesticated bovine; cattle.

    2. Ox - A draft animal; a bull.

    3. Zodiac - The second of twelve zodiac signs.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cow

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Niu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ox, cow, bull

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

    The largest domestic animal. Body is fat and heavy. Nature is docile and strong. Hence farmers raise many to help with plowing. Its meat and milk are both nutritious. Many varieties with different fur colors. The water buffalo that can swim only exists in China and India. | A star name. One of the Twenty-Eight Mansions.
  • Onyomitip

    go(ご) ご

    gyu(ぎゅ) ぎゅ

  • Kunyomitip

    ushi(うし) うし

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    牛 牜 (ushi・ushihen)

  • Related Keywords
    cow cattle ox bull bovine livestock beef dairy herd pasture farm agricultural strong patient diligent steady reliable stubborn zodiac year

Sentences including 牛

  • There isn't any milk in the glass.

  • Milk makes us strong.

  • Beef , please.

  • The milk has gone bad.

  • Children should drink milk every day.

  • Do you have some milk?

  • Milk goes bad quickly in hot weather.

  • The milk has gone bad.

  • She can't do without milk.

  • There's only a little milk left.

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