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What is the Kanji for 'Female'? | 雌

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Female', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Female' is 雌.

    kanji

    雌

    Meaning

    Female

    Reading

    kunyomiめ

    me

    めす

    mesu

    めん

    men

    onyomiし

    shi

    Parts

    隹Bird 此

    Example Word

    雌: female. 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.

    Radical

    隹

    Stroke Count

    14

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1924

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 雌

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    隹

    Meaning

    Bird

    component

    此

Words Using 雌

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    雌

    Meaning

    Female

Kanji Related to 雌 Through the Part 隹

These 21 kanji contain the part 隹 as well.

    kanji

    勧

    Meaning

    Urge, Recommend

    kanji

    准

    Meaning

    Approve, Semi

    kanji

    雄

    Meaning

    Male, Heroic

    kanji

    推

    Meaning

    Infer

    kanji

    椎

    Meaning

    Oak tree, Oak

    kanji

    堆

    Meaning

    Piled high

    kanji

    進

    Meaning

    Advance

    kanji

    観

    Meaning

    View

    kanji

    誰

    Meaning

    Who

    kanji

    隻

    Meaning

    One of a pair, Ship counter

    kanji

    歓

    Meaning

    Rejoice, Delight

    kanji

    雑

    Meaning

    Miscellaneous

    kanji

    焦

    Meaning

    Char, Scorch

    kanji

    集

    Meaning

    Gather

    kanji

    確

    Meaning

    Certain

    kanji

    維

    Meaning

    Fiber, Maintain

    kanji

    稚

    Meaning

    Young, Immature

    kanji

    唯

    Meaning

    Only, Solely

    kanji

    雇

    Meaning

    Employ, Hire

    kanji

    離

    Meaning

    Detach, Separate

    kanji

    雅

    Meaning

    Elegance, Elegant

Learn the Kanji 雌

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 雌 mean?

雌 means 'Female'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.