What is the Kanji for "Male", "Brave", and "Powerful"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Male", "Brave", and "Powerful", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Male", "Brave", and "Powerful" is "雄".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "O" and "Osu".

Its onyomi reading is "Yuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "厷" . And The radical "隹" means "Bird" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "雄" mean in japanese?

"雄" means "Male", "Brave", and "Powerful".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

雄: "Male". The noun '雄 (おす)' refers to a male animal or person. It is commonly used to describe the male of a species, such as in the case of animals. For example: The male deer is called a stag - (雄のシカはオスと呼ばれる). The rooster is the male chicken - (オロックは雄の鶏である).

英雄: "Hero". The noun '英雄 (えいゆう)' means 'hero'. This word refers to a person who is admired for their bravery, courage, or great achievements. Heroes are often seen as inspirational figures who have overcome great challenges or performed remarkable deeds. For example: He is considered a national hero - (彼は国民の英雄とされている). The team's young star is an up-and-coming hero - (チームの若手スターは台頭する英雄だ).

雄大: "Grand". The Japanese adjective '雄大 (ゆうだい)' means 'grand'. It describes something that is magnificent, imposing, or awe-inspiring in scale or character. This word is often used to describe landscapes, buildings, or other large and impressive things. For example: The mountain range was grand - (その山脈は雄大だった). The grand cathedral left me in awe - (その雄大な大聖堂は私を驚かせた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "ゆ" is read as "yu". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". And The hiragana "す" is read as "su".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.