雄
雄
masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
12 strokesFrequency 669JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ユウ
Kun
お-おすおん
Nanori
かつたけつよしゆよう
Dictionary
Common Words
1
hero; heroine; great person
Examples
英雄も従者にはただの人。
No man is a hero to his valet.
2
Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
3
Abbreviation
Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
1
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; war cry
2
screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
1
male (animal, plant)
Examples
雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
1
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
Examples
その少年は次第に雄弁になった。
The boy became more eloquent.
1
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
Examples
飛行機からアルプスの雄大な眺めを楽しんだ。
We enjoyed a grand view of the Alps from the airplane.
1
manly; brave; heroic
Examples
ボクが憧れたのは翔太部長の『力』じゃない。体を張ってでも信念を貫こうとする雄々しい勇気だったはず。
What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
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