Memory phrase for the Kanji: 雄


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Meaning male, masculine, powerful, hero, leader

Pronunciation


osu, o-

Explanation

From left: upper-arm 厷 (ten 十, nose ム), bird 隹

Mnemonic


 
The ten-nose-bird is the male and the female 雌 is the stop-and-sit-bird.

Radicals

noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.
birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.
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 Vocabulary

雌雄 雌雄  male and female (animals), the two sexes;
英雄 えいゆう  hero, great man
おす  male (animal)

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