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牡

male
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingボ、ボウ
Kun readingおす、お-、おん-
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. male
    昨晩食べた牡蛎に当たってしまった。Those oysters I ate last night didn't agree with me.tatoeba
    牡蠣はどうも私の体質に合わない。Oysters don't agree with me.tatoeba
  2. male animalRtK
  1. oyster
  2. oyster shell

Radicals and components

Radical牛cow
Components
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Compound words

牡蠣かき
oyster; oyster shell
牡蛎かき
oyster
牡牛おうし
bull
牡鶏おんどり
male bird
牡丹ぼたん
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
牡羊おひつじ
ram (sheep)
牝牡ひんぼ
male and female (animals)
牡牛座おうしざ
Taurus (constellation)
牡丹杏ぼたんきょう
variety of Japanese plum
牡丹餅ぼたもち
adzuki bean-covered mochi
牡羊座おひつじざ
Aries (constellation)
牡蠣飯かきめし
rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.
牡蠣油カキあぶら
oyster sauce
岩牡蠣いわがき
Iwagaki oyster (Crassostrea nippona)
種牡蠣たねがき
seed oyster
真牡蠣まがき
Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
生牡蛎なまがき
raw oyster
毛牡蠣けがき
spiny oyster (Saccostrea kegaki)
牡丹鸚哥ぼたんいんこ
lovebird (esp. Lilian's lovebird, Agapornis lilianae)
焼き牡蠣やきがき
oysters cooked in the shell
的矢牡蠣まとやかき
Matoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)
天竺牡丹てんじくぼたん
dahlia (Dahlia pinnata)
牡蠣フライかきフライ
fried oysters
紫紺野牡丹しこんのぼたん
princess-flower (Tibouchina urvilleana)

Additional Examples

牡丹餅で腰打つ。
His bread is buttered on both sides.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 牡

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step