雌犬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雌 犬
めす
Grade: S		 いぬ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 雌 (mesu, “female”, specific to non-humans) +‎ 犬 (inu, “dog”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

雌犬 (hiragana めすいぬ, rōmaji mesuinu)

  1. (rare) female dog, she-dog, bitch

Antonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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