雄

おす· also おん、オス、お、ゆう

male (animal, plant); male; manly; brave

JLPT N1 Common word Also written 牡、男、夫

Meanings

  1. Noun, No-adjective

    male (animal, plant)
  2. Noun, prefix, Noun, suffix

    male
  3. Noun, prefix

    manly; brave; heroic
  4. larger (of the two); greater
  5. Noun

    male; man
All 6 meanings
  1. excellence; greatness; best (of); great person; leading figure
Rare and archaic meanings (2)
  1. manArchaic
  2. husbandArchaic

Example sentences

More examples (3)