osu
male (animal, plant)
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  1. osu male (animal, plant)
  2. o male; manly, brave, heroic; larger (of the two), greater
  3. yuu male, man; excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure
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Masculine, Male, Hero, Leader, Superiority, Excellence
On: ゆう Kun: お-,おす,おん
12 strokes N1
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雄は〜です。 / 〜の雄

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