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Female Cow 牝 Spoon Frame ヒン めす め

Kanji
Onyomi ヒン
Kunyomi めす, め-, めん
English female
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Frequency 2300
Components 牛: cow
匕: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword female animal
Koohii Story 1 "The cow in this frame 牝 is filling a spoon with milk from its udders, so it must be a female animal. (The cow in the next frame 牡 is rolling around in the soil and is, not surprisingly, a male animal.)."
Koohii Story 2 "While the bull wants rough sex, the cow would rather spoon, I guess all female animals are the same."

Tags: jlpt.n0, grades+, kanjifreq2001-2500

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