Japanese symbol for “bullock”

去勢牛

きょせいうし

Romaji: kyoseiushi

ox; bullock

In Japanese, bullock is 去勢牛, read きょせいうし (kyoseiushi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n ox; bullock

Kanji and stroke order

去

gone, past, quit

on: キョ、コ
kun: さ.る、-さ.る

5 strokes · JLPT 3

勢

forces, energy, military strength

on: セイ、ゼイ
kun: いきお.い、はずみ

13 strokes · JLPT 2

牛

cow

on: ギュウ
kun: うし

4 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
過去	かこ kako	the past; bygone days
去年	きょねん kyonen	last year
死去	しきょ shikyo	death; decease; passing away
撤去	てっきょ tekkyo	removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.)
去る	さる saru	to leave; to go away
除去	じょきょ jokyo	removal; getting rid of
姿勢	しせい shisei	posture; pose; position
勢力	せいりょく seiryoku	influence; power; might
牛乳	ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu	(cow's) milk

See also: Chinese symbol for “bullock”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.