4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

cow

Kun'yomi
  • cattle (Bos taurus) ②beef ③Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
On'yomi
  • ギュ
    cattle (Bos taurus) ②beef ③Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Nanori
  • うじ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

うし 53.4%
ギュウ 40.2%
5.5%
うじ 0.9%

Character Breakdown

cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)

Common Words

cattle (Bos taurus) ②beef ③Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ox-headed demon (in hell)
calf ②small cow
Tajima cattle (breed of black Wagyu cattle) ②Tajima beef
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References

Unicode hex code 725B
JIS X 0208 1-21-77
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2852
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3532
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3452
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4263
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19922
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 281
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 281
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 108
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 88
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 483
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.1
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1289
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 251
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4g0.1
Four corner code 2500.0
De Roo Code 2455