Vocab Info

N1 Noun, used as a prefix, Noun, used as a suffix, Noun

()female, woman, wife

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, used as a prefix, Noun, used as a suffix

      1.

      female

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    2. Noun, used as a prefix

      2.

      smaller (of the two), weaker

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    3. Noun

      3.

      woman

      Archaic
    4. Noun

      4.

      wife

      Archaic

    All Forms

    雌 【め】女 【め】妻 【め】牝 【め】

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      雄花(おばな)花粉(かふん)()(ばな)受粉(じゅふん)しました。

      The female flower was fertilized with the pollen from the male flower. {female, woman, wife}

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      農家(のうか)(ひと)()(うし)から(ちち)(しぼ)()っている。

      A farmer is milking a female cow. {female, woman, wife}

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      凹形(おうけい)金型(かながた)()(がた)凸形(とつけい)金型(かながた)()(がた)とも()われます。

      The concave mold is also referred to as the female mold, and the convex mold is also referred to as the male mold. {female, woman, wife}

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      (いっ)(ぴき)(うつく)しい()(ちょう)(めぐ)って、複数(ふくすう)()(ちょう)(あらそ)いを()(ひろ)げている。

      Several male butterflies are fighting over a single beautiful female butterfly. {female, woman, wife}

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      ()(ばな)(あま)(みつ)()すことで(はち)(ちょう)受粉(じゅふん)(たす)けてもらおうとします。

      The female flower tries to get help from bees and butterflies for pollination by producing sweet nectar. {female, woman, wife}

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