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雌

JLPT N1 · 14 strokes

The kanji 雌 — “female (animal)”

雌 means female (animal) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 14 strokes and uses the small bird radical (隹).

Stroke order · 14 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): め、めす、めん
Radical: 隹 · small bird
Strokes: 14

How to remember 雌

A bird (隹) standing still (此) — the female. 雌 pairs with 雄; the kanji used for marking the sex of animals.

Example words with 雌

Kun'yomi readings

雌めすfemale (animal)

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