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Kanji Grade 2 - 牛

Kanji character Grade 2 牛. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 牛
About
cow
Kun: うし
On: ギュウ
4 strokes
Radical: cow 牛 (牜)
Parts: 牛
 
Onyomi
牛 【ウシ】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
牛肉 【ギュウニク】 beef
肉牛 【ニクギュウ】 beef cattle
海牛 【カイギュウ】 sirenian (any aquatic mammal of order Sirenia, incl. manatees, and dugongs), sea cow
 
Kunyomi
牛 【うし】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
牛車 【ぎゅうしゃ】 ox carriage (for Heian era nobles), oxcart
去勢牛 【きょせいうし】 ox, bullock
特牛 【こというし】 strong bull