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牡 means 'male'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 1872   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-2    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 42 words   Used in 39 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
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   ボ
Kun
   お-   おす male
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Kun    お-   おん-
⿰   cow   ground; earth  
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 male; brave  
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牡 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 牡 is used 33 times, read 4 ways.
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ボ : 22 words FIND ALL
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noun
godsend; windfall  (see also: 棚から牡丹餅; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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おす : 1 word FIND ALL
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Most common form: オス
male (animal)  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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お- (read as お) : 8 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 雄馬
noun
male horse
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おん- (read as おん) : 2 words FIND ALL
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noun
cock; rooster; chanticleer  (often written with kana only)
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An additional ボ less common words include 牡 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ボ   お-    おす male   
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ギュウ   うし cow   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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