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雌 means 'female'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2469   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-46    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 42 words   Used in 41 words   Used in 27 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シ
Kun
   め-   めす female
Additional readings
Kun    めん
Components
⿰  此 this  隹 little bird  
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See also
雄 male; brave  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 雌 is used 7 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 雌 is used 40 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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シ : 15 words FIND ALL
し ゆ う 1
noun
1. male and female (animals); the two sexes
2. victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
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シ (read as じ) : 1 word FIND ALL
じ せ い ホ ル モ ン 4
noun
female hormone  (see also: 女性ホルモン)
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めす : 4 words FIND ALL
め す い ぬ 0
Most common form: メス犬
noun
bitch; female dog
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めん : 1 word FIND ALL
め ん ど り 0
Most common form: めんどり
noun
female bird; hen  (often written with kana only)
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め- (read as め) : 19 words FIND ALL
め ば な 1
female flower
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An additional 1 less common words include 雌 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1323  Joy o' Kanji : 1323  Key to Kanji: - 

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雌
シ   め-    めす female   
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此
シ   これ    この this   ここ here   
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止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
匕
さじ spoon   
隹
little bird
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