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Japanese symbol for “sire”

Romaji: taneo
sire (animal breeding)

In Japanese, sire is , read (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

  1. n sire (animal breeding)

Kanji and stroke order

species, kind, class
on: シュ
kun: たね、-ぐさ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
masculine, male, hero
on: ユウ
kun: お-、おす、おん
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “sire”

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうしん yuushinsire; male parent
ちちうま chichiumasire (horse)
しゅゆうぎゅう shuyuugyuubull (breeding); sire

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんしゅ jinshurace (of people)
いっしゅ isshua kind; a sort; a variety
ひんしゅ hinshutype (of goods); sort
しゅもく shumokuitem; event
きしゅ kishumodel (of machine, device)
えいゆう eiyuuhero; heroine; great person
ゆうだい yuudaigrand; 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.

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