雄 — kanji meaning “masculine”
雄
masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
- Meanings
- masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
- On'yomi
- ユウ (yuu)
- Kun'yomi
- お-、おす、おん
- Name readings
- かつ、たけ、つよし、ゆ、よう
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #669 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 172
- Chinese reading
- xióng — Chinese character page
Words with 雄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英雄 | えいゆう eiyuu | hero; heroine; great person |
| 雄大 | ゆうだい yuudai | grand; magnificent; majestic |
| 雌雄 | しゆう shiyuu | male and female (animals); the two sexes |
| 雄弁 | ゆうべん yuuben | eloquence; fluency (of speech) |
| 両雄 | りょうゆう ryouyuu | two great men |
| 雄姿 | ゆうし yuushi | majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance |
| 雄花 | おばな obana | male flower; staminate flower |
| 群雄割拠 | ぐんゆうかっきょ gun'yuukakkyo | rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field |
| 雄叫び | おたけび otakebi | roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry |
| 雄志 | ゆうし yuushi | great ambition; lofty aspiration |
| 雄鶏 | おんどり ondori | male bird |
| 雄しべ | おしべ oshibe | stamen |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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