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牛ぎゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
It is often used to feed to animals such as cattle.
2. beef
usu. ぎゅう
Is the meat beef?
3. Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
when read as "ぎゅう"
Alt. forms
牛うし
95%
ウシ
4%
Kanji used
牛
cow
Pitch accent
ぎゅ
う
Used in: 2229
Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
beef
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
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Examples (28 in total)
Is the meat beef?
A horse or a cow is fine.
How many cows do you have?
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