Japanese symbol for “sire”
種雄
たねお
Romaji: taneo
sire (animal breeding)
In Japanese, sire is 種雄, read たねお (taneo).
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 sire (animal breeding)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sire”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雄親 | ゆうしん yuushin | sire; male parent |
| 父馬 | ちちうま chichiuma | sire (horse) |
| 種雄牛 | しゅゆうぎゅう shuyuugyuu | bull (breeding); sire |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人種 | じんしゅ jinshu | race (of people) |
| 一種 | いっしゅ isshu | a kind; a sort; a variety |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ hinshu | type (of goods); sort |
| 種目 | しゅもく shumoku | item; event |
| 機種 | きしゅ kishu | model (of machine, device) |
| 英雄 | えいゆう eiyuu | hero; heroine; great person |
| 雄大 | ゆうだい yuudai | grand; magnificent; majestic |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sire”.
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.