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雌 means 'female'
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Kun めん
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雄 brave; male
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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).
シ
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noun
1. male and female (animals); the two sexes2. victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
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シ
(read as じ)
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めす
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noun, 'no' adjective
female (animal) (see also: 雄; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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めん
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noun
female bird; hen (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 6 forms, examples and links)
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め-
(read as め)
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