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Kanji 雄

12 strokes

Meaning

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

On'yomi
ユウ
Kun'yomi
お-おすおん
Strokes
12
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
4級
Frequency
#669 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  6. 6
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  8. 8
  9. 9
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  12. 12

Words with 雄

  • 雄

    おす

    male (animal)

    N1
  • 英雄

    えいゆう

    hero, great man

    N1

Example sentences

  • 雄弁ゆうべんは銀ぎん、沈黙ちんもくは金きん。

    Speech is silver, silence is gold.

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