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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

669 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

Kunyomi: お- おす おん

Onyomi: ユウ

Composition: 厷 隹

雄

Radical

Radical: 隹

Meaning: small bird

隹

Examples

Onyomi Examples

雄 （ユウ） male, man, excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure

雄大 （ユウダイ） grand, magnificent, majestic, great, sublime

雌雄 （シユウ） male and female (animals), the two sexes, victory and defeat, strengths and weaknesses

両雄 （リョウユウ） two great men (rivals)

Kunyomi Examples

雄 （おす） male (animal, plant)

雄犬 （おすいぬ） male dog

雄 （おす） male (animal, plant)

雄鶏 （おんどり） cock, rooster, chanticleer