雄

Written & reading forms

Also written 男、夫、牡

Meanings

1. 01

   Noun, prefix · Noun, suffix

   male

2. 02

   Noun, prefix

   manly; brave; heroic

3. 03

   Noun, prefix

   larger (of the two); greater

4. 04

   Noun

   man

   Archaic

5. 05

   Noun

   husband

   Archaic

Pitch accent

Red line shows relative high and low pitch by mora. Pronunciation can vary by region and speaker.

• 雄
  平板 / 尾高 · Heiban / Odaka
• 雄
  頭高 · Atamadaka