音読み: ギュウ・ゴ
訓読み: うし
画数: 4
部首: うし（牛）
Meaning
Cow / Ox / Cattle
- 牛肉 — beef
- 子牛 — calf
- 牛乳 — milk
- 牛丼 — beef bowl
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- 闘牛 — bullfighting (e.g. in Spain or Okinawa)
- 肉牛 — beef cattle (raised for meat)
- 乳牛 — dairy cow (raised for milk)
- 牧牛 — cattle on pasture; pasture cattle
This character represents a cow or ox, modeled after the shape of a horned animal's head. It often appears in words related to livestock, food, and the zodiac.