Vocab Info

N1 Noun prefix, Noun suffix, Noun

雌(め)female, woman, wife

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun prefix, Noun suffix

      1. 1.

        female

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    2. Noun prefix

      1. 2.

        smaller (of the two), weaker

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    3. Noun

      1. 3.

        woman

        Archaic
      2. 4.

        wife

        Archaic

    All Forms

    雌 【め】、女 【め】、妻 【め】、牝 【め】

    Details

      • め

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 雄花(おばな)の花粉(かふん)で雌(め)花(ばな)が受粉(じゅふん)しました。

      The female flower was pollinated by the pollen from the male flower.

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    • 農家(のうか)の人(ひと)が雌(め)牛(うし)から乳(ちち)を搾(しぼ)り取(と)っている。

      A farmer is milking a female cow.

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    • 凹形(おうけい)の金型(かながた)は雌(め)型(がた)、凸形(とつけい)の金型(かながた)は雄(お)形(がた)とも言(い)われます。

      A concave mold is called a female mold, while a convex mold is called a male mold.

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    • 一(いっ)匹(ぴき)の美(うつく)しい雌(め)蝶(ちょう)を巡(めぐ)って、複数(ふくすう)の雄(お)蝶(ちょう)が争(あらそ)いを繰(く)り広(ひろ)げている。

      Several male butterflies are fighting over a single beautiful female butterfly.

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    • 雌(め)花(ばな)は甘(あま)い蜜(みつ)を出(だ)すことで蜂(はち)や蝶(ちょう)に受粉(じゅふん)を助(たす)けてもらおうとします。

      The female flowers produce sweet nectar to attract bees and butterflies for pollination.

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