| Kanji | 雄 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ユウ |
| Kunyomi | お-、おす、おん |
| Nanori | かつ, たけ, つよし, ゆ, よう |
| English | masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence |
| Examples | 雄(おす): male (animal) 英雄(えいゆう): (1) hero; heroine; great person (2) Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804) (3) Heroic Polonaise (Chopin) |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 669 |
| Components | 厷: the fore-arm; the upper-arm; round 隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 隹 |
| Radical Number | 172 |
| Radical Strokes | 8 |
| Radical Reading | ふるとり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | masculine |
| Koohii Story 1 | Men walk with their elbows out from their sides in a weird turkey trot when they try to appear very MASCULINE. Think of a 70´s pimp walk. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Masculine duties are to offer your elbow to the lady by your left side and to cut the turkey on special meals. |
| RTK Index | 743 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_people_general
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