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雌

14 strokes
Radical:
small bird 隹
Parts:
匕 止 隹
feminine, female
Kun:
め-、 めす、 めん
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1951 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 雌雄 【シユウ】 male and female (animals), the two sexes, victory and defeat, strengths and weaknesses
  • 雌花 【メバナ】 female flower, pistillate flower

Kun reading compounds

  • 雌 【めす】 female (animal, plant)
  • メス犬 【メスいぬ】 bitch, female dog
  • 雌 【めす】 female (animal, plant)
  • 雌鳥 【めんどり】 female bird, hen

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ci2, ci1
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • hembra
  • femenino

Portuguese

  • feminino
  • fêmea

French

  • femelle
1323 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1959 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2435 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1586 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1886 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1388 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1477 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1639 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1854 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1337 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
724 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
971 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
570 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41998X Morohashi
1055 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6506 New Nelson (John Haig)
563 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
605 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1741 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1275 2001 Kanji
8c6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-10 SKIP code
1-5-8 SKIP code
1-6-8 SKIP code
1-3-10 SKIP code
2011.4 Four corner code
1-27-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96cc Unicode hex code

雄

12 strokes
Radical:
small bird 隹
Parts:
一 ノ 厶 隹
masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
Kun:
お-、 おす、 おん
On:
ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
669 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 雄 【ユウ】 male, man, excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure
  • 雄大 【ユウダイ】 grand, magnificent, majestic, great, sublime
  • 雌雄 【シユウ】 male and female (animals), the two sexes, victory and defeat, strengths and weaknesses
  • 両雄 【リョウユウ】 two great men

Kun reading compounds

  • 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
  • 雄犬 【おすいぬ】 male dog
  • 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
  • 雄鶏 【おんどり】 cock, rooster, chanticleer

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 たけ、 つよし、 ゆ、 よう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiong2
Korean:
ung

Spanish

  • fuerte
  • bravo
  • valiente
  • masculino
  • varón

Portuguese

  • masculino
  • másculo
  • herói
  • líder
  • superioridade
  • excelência

French

  • mâle
  • masculin
  • héros
  • chef
  • supériorité
  • excellence
1869 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
500 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5030 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1387 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1884 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1912 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1387 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1476 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1637 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1852 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1271 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
688 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
920 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
751 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41972 Morohashi
1008 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6499 New Nelson (John Haig)
743 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
804 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1602 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1475 2001 Kanji
8c4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
4001.4 Four corner code
1-45-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96c4 Unicode hex code

淘

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
勹 汁 凵 缶
select
Kun:
よな.げる
On:
トウ
2410 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 淘汰 【トウタ】 weeding out, elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees), culling, selection, selection
  • 淘汰作用 【トウタサヨウ】 sifting out, weeding out, selection, sorting

Kun reading compounds

  • 淘げる 【よなげる】 to separate and discard, to sieve and sort, to wash out (impurities, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tao2
Korean:
do

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2588 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
17642 Morohashi
3187 New Nelson (John Haig)
3a8.34 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3712.0 Four corner code
1-37-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6dd8 Unicode hex code

汰

7 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
丶 大 汁
washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury
Kun:
おご.る、 にご.る、 よな.げる
On:
タ、 タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 自然淘汰 【シゼントウタ】 natural selection
  • 淘汰 【トウタ】 weeding out, elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees), culling, selection, selection

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tai4
Korean:
tae

Spanish

  • clasificar
  • seleccionar

Portuguese

French

2496 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2136 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1206 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
200 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
237 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
17160 Morohashi
3055 New Nelson (John Haig)
2316 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
149 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a4.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3413.0 Four corner code
1-34-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c70 Unicode hex code