Definition of 雄 (おす)

おす

雄

おす

osu

JLPT N1

Common word

noun, no-adjective

•

male (animal, plant)(usually kana)

Related Kanji

雄	masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
牡	male

Example sentences(showing 5 results)

たに

おす

しゅっせき

Mr Tani and his wife were present at that party

いぬ

Is that dog male or female

いぬ

犬

は

３

ひき

匹

います

が

、

いっぴき

おす

めす

I have three dogs; one is male and the others are female

おす

お

うもう

しきさい

ゆた

The male peacock has colorful tail feathers

あつ

てんこう

こども

う

、

こども

う

りゆう

、

ぜつめつ

The crocodile, which produces only male young in hotter weather, might die out too because there will be no females to breed