牡
牡 - male
牡 (おす お- おん-) — male
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Kunyomi
おす;お-;おん-
Onyomi
ボ;ボウ
Strokes
7
Frequency 
#2155/2500
Composition
牜 土
Meaning
- male
Tip
- the cow (牜) on …
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
お-
Onyomi
Example
牡丹餅
で
腰打
つ
。
「
諺
」
His bread is buttered on both sides.
牡牛
を
捕
まえるには
角
をつかめ
。
To catch the bull, grab its horns.
牡牛
を
捕
まえるには
角
をつかめ
。
To catch the bull, grab its horns.
牡蠣
はどうも
私
の
体質
に
合
わない
。
Oysters don't agree with me.
昨晩食
べた
牡蛎
に
当
たってしまった
。
Those oysters I ate last night didn't agree with me.
