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めす

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana alonenounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)noun (prefix)noun (suffix)archaic

Reading

Meanings

  • female (animal, plant)
  • female
  • smaller (of the two), weaker
  • woman
  • wife

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Example sentences

このいぬめすで、去年きょねん子犬こいぬんだ。

This dog is female and gave birth to puppies last year.

動物園どうぶつえんのパンダはめすだと飼育員しいくいん説明せつめいした。

The zookeeper explained that the panda at the zoo is female.

めすのライオンはれのりをおもになっている。

Female lions primarily take charge of hunting for the pride.

このしゅちょうではめすほうはねいろあざやかではない。

In this species of butterfly, the females have less vivid wing colors.

繁殖はんしょくのため、めすおすおなおりれることが検討けんとうされた。

For the purpose of breeding, placing the female and male in the same cage was considered.