Readings

Kana: シ、め-、めす、めん
Romaji: shi, me-, mesu, men
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

feminine, female

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  77
Frequency:  1951
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-10
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  ci1
Unicode:  96cc
JIS:  3B73

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1055
Nelson Index: 2435

Words

(めす、メス)
female (animal)
雌雄 (しゆう)
male and female (animal)
雌雄鑑別 (しゆうかんべつ)
sexing (of chickens, silkworms, etc.)
雌伏 (しふく)
remaining in obscurity
雌雄異株 (しゆういしゅ)
dioecy; dioecism
()
female; woman; wife
雌花 (めばな)
female flower
雌性 (しせい)
female
雌伏雄飛 (しふくゆうひ)
biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish
雌雄異体 (しゆういたい)
gonochorism
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