雌
めす
female (animal, plant); female; smaller (of the two); weaker
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective
female (animal, plant)Noun, prefix, Noun, suffix
femaleNoun, prefix
smaller (of the two); weaker
Rare and archaic meanings (2)
Noun
womanArchaic- wifeArchaic
Example sentences
ココは雌のゴリラである。
Koko is a female gorilla.
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I have three dogs; one is male and the others are female.
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A female kangaroo carries its young in the pouch.
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What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
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The authors state quite categorically that the female members of only a small number of species also sing.
More examples (3)
弟は森に入るやいなや、川をみつけて渡った。向こう岸には雌熊がいて、ぐっすり眠っていた。
No sooner had the younger brother gone into the forest than he found the river, swam across it, and there on the other side was the she-bear, fast asleep.
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Is that dog male or female?
ワニは暑い天候ではオスの子供しか生まないので、子供を産むメスがいなくなるという理由で、これもまた絶滅するかもしれない。
The crocodile, which produces only male young in hotter weather, might die out too because there will be no females to breed.