雌犬

雌犬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雌	犬
めす Grade: S	いぬ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 雌 (mesu, “female”, specific to non-humans) +‎ 犬 (inu, “dog”).[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [me̞sɨᵝinɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

雌犬 (hiragana めすいぬ, rōmaji mesuinu)

1. (rare) female dog, she-dog, bitch

Antonyms

• 雄 (お)犬 (いぬ) (oinu): male dog

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan