牡 — kanji meaning “male”
牡
male
- Meanings
- male
- On'yomi
- ボ (bo)、ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi
- おす、お-、おん-
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2155 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 93
- Chinese reading
- mǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 牡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牡丹 | ぼたん botan | tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan |
| 牡蠣 | かき kaki | oyster; oyster shell |
| 牡鹿 | おじか ojika | buck (male deer) |
| 牡馬 | ぼば boba | male horse |
| 葉牡丹 | はぼたん habotan | ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) |
| 牡丹雪 | ぼたんゆき botan'yuki | large snowflakes |
| 牡牛 | おうし oushi | bull; ox; steer |
| 牡牛座 | おうしざ oushiza | Taurus (constellation); the Bull |
| 牡羊 | おひつじ ohitsuji | ram (sheep) |
| 牡羊座 | おひつじざ ohitsujiza | Aries (constellation); the Ram |
| 天竺牡丹 | てんじくぼたん tenjikubotan | dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) |
| 牡丹杏 | ぼたんきょう botankyou | variety of Japanese plum |
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