牛 cow
Also: cattle
- On'yomi
- ギュウ
- Kun'yomi
- うし
- Strokes
- 4
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 2
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Remember it
A head with one horn tilted to the left and a long straight face down the middle — look at it from the front and it's a cow.
A common word
- 牛肉 ぎゅうにく beef
Example sentences
あそこに牛がいます。
あそこにうしがいます。
There's a cow over there.
毎朝、牛乳を飲んでいます。
まいあさ、ぎゅうにゅうをのんでいます。
I drink milk every morning.