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牛

Readings

Kana: ギュウ、うし
Romaji: gyū, ushi
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: うじ、ご
Romaji: uji, go
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

cow

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  93
Frequency:  1202
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  4-4-3
Korean Reading:  u
Chinese Reading:  niu2
Unicode:  725b
JIS:  356D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3452
Nelson Index: 2852
New Nelson Index: 3532
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4g0.1
Four Corner Index: 2500.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 97
Gakken Index: 909
Japanese Names Index: 111
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19922
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0610
Remembering the kanji Index: 245
Busy People Index: 2.1
Kanji Flashcards Index: 213
Kodansha Compact Index: 1289
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 108
Kanji in Context Index: 483
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2151
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2903
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 251
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 260
Essential Kanji Index: 534
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4263
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2455
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 62
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 88

Words

牛 (うし、ぎゅう、ウシ)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; ox; oxen; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
牛肉 (ぎゅうにく)
beef
牛耳る (ぎゅうじる)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
蝸牛 (かたつむり、かぎゅう、でんでんむし、カタツムリ)
snail; cochlea
乳牛 (ちちうし、にゅうぎゅう)
milk cow; dairy cattle; milch cow
牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう)
(cow's) milk
闘牛 (とうぎゅう)
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
和牛 (わぎゅう)
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
牛馬 (ぎゅうば)
horses and cattle
水牛 (すいぎゅう、スイギュウ)
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
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