# 雌 — female

雌 means “female”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: めす (mesu), めん (men).

- Meaning: female
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: めす (mesu), めん (men)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 4

## How to remember 雌

Sounds like 止: both read シ.

Parts: 止 stop · 匕 sitting person; spoon · 隹 bird

## More in the “Animals 4” set

[雌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/female/) · [蛍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firefly/) · [牙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fang/) · [蚊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mosquito/) · [蜂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bee/) · [蚕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silkworm/) · [餌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bait/) · [哺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suckle/) · [繭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cocoon/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/female/. Last updated 2026-11-01.