牝 — kanji meaning “female”
牝
female
- Meanings
- female
- On'yomi
- ヒン (hin)
- Kun'yomi
- めす、め-、めん
- Strokes
- 6
- Newspaper frequency
- #2300 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 93
- Chinese reading
- pìn — Chinese character page
Words with 牝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牝馬 | ひんば hinba | mare; filly |
| 繁殖牝馬 | はんしょくひんば hanshokuhinba | broodmare (horse breeding) |
| 牝鹿 | めじか mejika | doe (female deer) |
| 種牝馬 | しゅひんば shuhinba | mare used for breeding; brood mare |
| 牝瓦 | めがわら megawara | concave tile |
| 牝牡 | ひんぼ hinbo | male and female (animals) |
| 牝鶏 | ひんけい hinkei | hen |
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