牛 — kanji meaning “cow”
牛
cow
- Meanings
- cow
- On'yomi
- ギュウ (gyuu)
- Kun'yomi
- うし
- Name readings
- うじ、ご
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #1202 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 93
- Chinese reading
- niú — Chinese character page
Words with 牛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu | (cow's) milk |
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく gyuuniku | beef |
| 和牛 | わぎゅう wagyuu | Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef |
| 水牛 | すいぎゅう suigyuu | water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo |
| 牛舎 | ぎゅうしゃ gyuusha | cow shed; cattle barn |
| 牛歩 | ぎゅうほ gyuuho | snail's pace; slow progress |
| 闘牛 | とうぎゅう tougyuu | bullfighting; bullfight |
| 乳牛 | にゅうぎゅう nyuugyuu | dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow |
| 牛耳る | ぎゅうじる gyuujiru | to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb |
| 肉牛 | にくぎゅう nikugyuu | beef cattle |
| 蝸牛 | かたつむり katatsumuri | snail |
| 牛車 | ぎゅうしゃ gyuusha | ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart |
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