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feminine
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On reading
Kun readingめ-めすめん

Meanings

  1. feminine
    入るやいなやみつけ渡っ向こう岸にはぐっすり眠っNo sooner had the younger brother gone into the forest than he found the river, swam across it, and there on the other side was the she-bear, fast asleep.tatoeba
    から財布作れないYou cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.tatoeba
  2. femaleRtK
    カンガルー子供入れ動くA female kangaroo carries its young in the pouch.tatoeba
    著者たちごく少数歌う非常明確述べいるThe authors state quite categorically that the female members of only a small number of species also sing.tatoeba
  1. female (animal, plant)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

Prince · this here · stop () · footprint () · spoon () · sitting on the ground · turkey

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 605

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Stroke Order

14 strokes

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