KANJI: GYUU ushi (cow, bull)
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From a stylized pictograph of a cow's head with horns. Scholarly opinion is diveded as to whether or not the lower of the two horizontal strokes depicts the ears or the crown of the head.
A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:
on-yomi: GYUU
kun-yomi: ushi gi-
Nanori: uji go
- GO, GYUU: beef, cow.
- ushi: cattle, cow, bull, ox.
New Nelson: 3532
Henshall: 97
牛
牛耳 (gyuuji): ox ears.
牛肉 (gyuuniku): beef.
牛乳 (gyuunyuu): milk.
牛鍋 (gyuunabe): a popular Japanese beef and vetable dish, sukiyaki.
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