This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ユウ、お-、おす、おん
Romaji: yuu, o-, osu, on
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Name Readings

Kana: かつ、たけ、つよし、ゆ、よう
Romaji: katsu, take, tsuyoshi, yu, you
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Romaji

Meanings

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  172
Frequency:  669
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  ung
Chinese Reading:  xiong2
Unicode:  96c4
JIS:  4D3A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1008
Nelson Index: 5030
New Nelson Index: 6499
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8c4.1
Four Corner Index: 4001.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1869
Gakken Index: 500
Japanese Names Index: 1912
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41972
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0988
Remembering the kanji Index: 743
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1884
Kodansha Compact Index: 1852
Kanji in Context Index: 1637
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 688
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 920
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 751
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 804
Essential Kanji Index: 1387
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1271
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1475
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1602

Words

(おす、オス)
male (animal)
英雄 (えいゆう)
hero; heroine; great person; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
雌雄 (しゆう)
male and female (animal)
群雄 (ぐんゆう)
rival chiefs
雄花 (おばな)
male flower
()
male; man; husband
雄大 (ゆうだい)
grandeur; magnificence; splendour; splendor
雄弁 (ゆうべん)
oratory; eloquence
雄しべ (おしべ、ゆうずい)
stamen
雄叫び (おたけび、おさけび)
war cry; roar
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