How to say 'Female' in Japanese | 雌

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The Japanese word for Female is 'Mesu', written as 雌 in Japanese.'Female' in hiragana is めす.

word

雌

Meaning

Female

Reading

めす

mesu

Kanji

雌Female

Explanation

The Japanese noun '雌 (めす)' refers to the female of a species, particularly in animals. It is commonly used to distinguish the sex of animals, such as in '雌の猫 (めすのねこ)' meaning 'female cat'. This term is often used in biological contexts or when specifying the gender of animals. For example: That is a female bird「あれは雌の鳥です」(あれはめすのとりです). The female dog is gentle「雌の犬はおとなしい」(めすのいぬはおとなしい). Note that '雌' is less commonly used for humans; instead, '女性 (じょせい)' is preferred when referring to female humans.

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

4642

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 雌

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

雌

Meaning

Female

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