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雄 means 'male' or 'brave'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 794   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-6    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 57 words   Used in 88 words   Used in 3516 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ユウ
Kun
   お- brave; male   おす male
Name
   お
Additional readings
Kun    おん
Name    かつ   たけ   つよし   ゆ   よう
Components
⿰  厷 forearm  隹 little bird  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 雄 is used 6 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 雄 is used 87 times, read 4 ways.
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ユウ : 60 words FIND ALL
え い ゆ う 0
noun
1. hero; heroine; great person
2. Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
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おす : 4 words FIND ALL
お す 2
Most common form: オス
male (animal)  (see also: 雌; often written with kana only)
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おん : 1 word FIND ALL
お ん ど り 0
Most common form: 牡鳥
noun
cock; rooster; chanticleer  (often written with kana only)
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お- (read as お) : 22 words FIND ALL
お し べ 1
stamen
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An additional one less common word includes 雄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1869  Joy o' Kanji : 1869  Key to Kanji: - 

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雄
ユウ   male; brave   お- brave; male   おす male   
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隹
little bird
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厷
forearm   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
厶
ム   private
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