牛

• 読み: うし
• ローマ字: ushi
• 漢字の分解: 牛 (gyū/ushi) — cow, cattle
• 発音: /ɯ.ɕi/

意味

Cow; cattle; bull. A large domesticated animal raised for meat, milk, and labour.

A noun for cattle in general, covering cows, bulls, and oxen. An important animal in Japanese agriculture and cuisine. Appears in many compounds: 牛肉 (gyūniku, beef), 牛乳 (gyūnyū, cow's milk), 牛丼 (gyūdon, beef bowl). The on'yomi reading ぎゅう is used in most compounds, while うし is the standalone kun'yomi. Wagyu (和牛) beef is world-famous.

例文

1. 北海道の牧場で牛を見た。
2. 牛がゆっくり草を食べている。
3. 子供のころ、牛が怖かった。

使い方ガイド

場面: animals, food, agriculture

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 牛 is a pictograph depicting the face of a cow with horns. It is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals (丑年, Year of the Ox).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal