"牛" meaning in Japanese

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Character

  1. cow, ox, cattle Tags: grade-2-kanji, kanji Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-牛-ja-character-aA~D32du Disambiguation of Cattle: 24 28 4 21 2 21 Categories (other): Grade 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Grade 2 kanji: 100 0 Derived forms: 牛馬 (ushiuma) (ruby: (うし), (うま)), 牛鬼 (ushioni), 牛鬼 (gyūki), 牛氈鹿 (ushikamoshika) (ruby: (うし), (かも), 鹿(しか)) (english: wildebeest, gnu), 牛車 (gissha), 牛車 (gyūsha), 牛車 : oxcart (ushiguruma), 牛脂 (gyūshi) (ruby: (ぎゅう), ()) (english: tallow of cow), 牛舎 (gyūsha) (ruby: (ぎゅう), (しゃ)), 牛耳る (gyūjiru) (ruby: (ぎゅう), ()), 牛肉 (gyūniku) (ruby: (ぎゅう), (にく)) (english: beef), 牛乳 (gyūnyū) (ruby: (ぎゅう), (にゅう)) (english: cow's milk), 牛馬 (gyūba) (ruby: (ぎゅう), ()), 牛皮 (gyūhi) (ruby: (ぎゅう), ()) (english: cowhide), 牛酪 (gyūraku) (ruby: (ぎゅう), (らく)) (english: butter), 牛頭天王 : name of a deity (Gozu Tennō) (ruby: 牛頭天王(ごずてんのう)), 牛蒡 : greater burdock (gobō) (ruby: (), (ぼう)) (taxonomic: Arctium lappa), インド牛 (indōshi), 瘤牛 (kobūshi), 犎牛 : zebu (hōgyū), 雄牛, 牡牛 (ōshi), 蝸牛 (kagyū) (ruby: (), (ぎゅう)) (english: snail; cochlea), 蝸牛 (katatsumuri) (ruby: 蝸牛(かたつむり)) (english: snail), 子牛, 仔牛 (kōshi), 呉牛 (gogyū), 水牛 : water buffalo (suigyū), 麝香牛 (jakōushi) (ruby: (じゃ), (こう), (うし)) (english: musk ox), 肉牛 (nikugyū) (ruby: (にく), (ぎゅう)) (english: beef cattle), 乳牛 (nyūgyū) (ruby: (にゅう), (ぎゅう)) (english: dairy cattle), 雌牛, 牝牛 (meushi)

Noun

IPA: [ɯ̟ᵝɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (うし)), [canonical] (ruby: (ウシ)), ushi [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *Osi. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=うし}} Old Japanese, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*Osi|sort=うし}} Proto-Japonic *Osi Head templates: {{ja-noun|うし|ウシ}} 牛(うし) or 牛(ウシ) • (ushi)
  1. cow, bull, ox, cattle, a domestic bovine Categories (lifeform): Cattle Synonyms: べこ, べご, べぶ [Kagoshima, dialectal]
    Sense id: en-牛-ja-noun-ffsbGRuK Disambiguation of Cattle: 24 28 4 21 2 21 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 56 44
  2. beef
    Sense id: en-牛-ja-noun-qkFcToiQ Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: (ushi) (ruby: (うし))
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ɡʲɨᵝː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ぎゅう)), gyū [romanization], giu [romanization], ぎう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 牛 (ngjuw, “cow”). Compare Hokkien 牛 (giû / ngiû). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=きゅう'}} Middle Chinese, {{m|zh|牛||cow|tr=ngjuw}} 牛 (ngjuw, “cow”), {{cog|nan-hbl|牛|tr=giû / ngiû}} Hokkien 牛 (giû / ngiû) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぎゅう|hhira=ぎう}} 牛(ぎゅう) • (gyū) ^(←ぎう (giu)?)
  1. cow, bull, ox, cattle Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-牛-ja-noun-TAz1o572 Disambiguation of Cattle: 24 28 4 21 2 21
  2. beef
    Sense id: en-牛-ja-noun-qkFcToiQ1
  3. (astronomy) Ox Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (lifeform): Cattle, Female animals, Male animals
    Sense id: en-牛-ja-noun-DNe4yhU1 Disambiguation of Cattle: 24 28 4 21 2 21 Disambiguation of Female animals: 6 10 13 5 5 61 Disambiguation of Male animals: 6 10 13 5 5 61 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 2 2 2 91 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 3 2 2 2 91 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 3 2 2 2 91 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 8 7 7 7 72 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 2 2 2 2 72 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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        },
        {
          "roman": "ushioni",
          "word": "牛鬼"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gyūki",
          "word": "牛鬼"
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        {
          "english": "wildebeest, gnu",
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              "牛",
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              "氈",
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              "鹿",
              "しか"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "牛氈鹿"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gissha",
          "word": "牛車"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gyūsha",
          "word": "牛車"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ushiguruma",
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        },
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          "english": "tallow of cow",
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              "牛",
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              "脂",
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          "word": "牛脂"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gyūsha",
          "ruby": [
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              "牛",
              "ぎゅう"
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              "舎",
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          ],
          "word": "牛舎"
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          "roman": "gyūjiru",
          "ruby": [
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              "牛",
              "ぎゅう"
            ],
            [
              "耳",
              "じ"
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          ],
          "word": "牛耳る"
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          "english": "beef",
          "roman": "gyūniku",
          "ruby": [
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              "牛",
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          "word": "牛肉"
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              "牛",
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          "word": "牛乳"
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          "roman": "gyūba",
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              "牛",
              "ぎゅう"
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            [
              "馬",
              "ば"
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          "word": "牛馬"
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        {
          "english": "cowhide",
          "roman": "gyūhi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "牛",
              "ぎゅう"
            ],
            [
              "皮",
              "ひ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "牛皮"
        },
        {
          "english": "butter",
          "roman": "gyūraku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "牛",
              "ぎゅう"
            ],
            [
              "酪",
              "らく"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "牛酪"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Gozu Tennō",
          "ruby": [
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              "牛頭天王",
              "ごずてんのう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "牛頭天王 : name of a deity"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gobō",
          "ruby": [
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              "牛",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "蒡",
              "ぼう"
            ]
          ],
          "taxonomic": "Arctium lappa",
          "word": "牛蒡 : greater burdock"
        },
        {
          "roman": "indōshi",
          "word": "インド牛"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kobūshi",
          "word": "瘤牛"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hōgyū",
          "word": "犎牛 : zebu"
        },
        {
          "word": "雄牛"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ōshi",
          "word": "牡牛"
        },
        {
          "english": "snail; cochlea",
          "roman": "kagyū",
          "ruby": [
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              "蝸",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "牛",
              "ぎゅう"
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          ],
          "word": "蝸牛"
        },
        {
          "english": "snail",
          "roman": "katatsumuri",
          "ruby": [
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              "蝸牛",
              "かたつむり"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "蝸牛"
        },
        {
          "word": "子牛"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kōshi",
          "word": "仔牛"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gogyū",
          "word": "呉牛"
        },
        {
          "roman": "suigyū",
          "word": "水牛 : water buffalo"
        },
        {
          "english": "musk ox",
          "roman": "jakōushi",
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              "麝",
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              "香",
              "こう"
            ],
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              "牛",
              "うし"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "麝香牛"
        },
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          "english": "beef cattle",
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              "肉",
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          "word": "肉牛"
        },
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          "english": "dairy cattle",
          "roman": "nyūgyū",
          "ruby": [
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              "乳",
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              "牛",
              "ぎゅう"
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          ],
          "word": "乳牛"
        },
        {
          "word": "雌牛"
        },
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          "roman": "meushi",
          "word": "牝牛"
        }
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          "cattle"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        {
          "english": "A bovine jinn who resides in the woods. He’ll charge at you and stick you with his horns.",
          "ref": "1999 November 18, “牛魔人”, in Vol.6, Konami",
          "roman": "Mori ni sumu ushi no majin. Tsuno o tsukidashi tosshin shite kōgeki.",
          "ruby": [
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              "牛",
              "ぎゅう"
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            [
              "魔",
              "ま"
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            [
              "人",
              "じん"
            ],
            [
              "森",
              "もり"
            ],
            [
              "住",
              "す"
            ],
            [
              "牛",
              "うし"
            ],
            [
              "魔",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "じん"
            ],
            [
              "突",
              "つ"
            ],
            [
              "出",
              "だ"
            ],
            [
              "突",
              "とっ"
            ],
            [
              "進",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "攻",
              "こう"
            ],
            [
              "撃",
              "げき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "森に住む牛の魔人。ツノを突き出し突進して攻撃。"
        },
        {
          "english": "A bovine monster with tremendous power who chops up anyone in his way with one axe swing.",
          "ref": "1999 December 1, “ミノタウルス [Minotaurus]”, in BOOSTER 6, Konami",
          "roman": "Sugoi chikara o motsu ushi no kaibutsu. Ono hitofuri de nani demo nagitaosu.",
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            [
              "力",
              "ちから"
            ],
            [
              "持",
              "も"
            ],
            [
              "怪",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "ぶつ"
            ],
            [
              "振",
              "ふ"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "倒",
              "たお"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "すごい力を持つウシの怪物。オノひと振りで何でもなぎ倒す。"
        }
      ],
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          "bull",
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        [
          "ox",
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        [
          "cattle",
          "cattle"
        ],
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          "bovine"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "べこ"
        },
        {
          "word": "べご"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Kagoshima",
            "dialectal"
          ],
          "word": "べぶ"
        }
      ]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-牛-ja-noun-qkFcToiQ",
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          "beef",
          "beef"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "うし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ᵝɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "牛"
}

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