JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
牛 means cow. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 4 strokes, read うし or ぎゅう. It is a pictograph: the character began as a picture of the thing itself, so it does not break down into smaller parts. It appears in 牛肉 (beef) and 牛乳 (milk).
牛 is written in 4 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
牛 is a pictograph. It is not built from smaller parts: the character is a picture of the thing itself, which is why it cannot be broken down further.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく | beef |
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう | milk |
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