雄 means “male (animal), hero, grand”

おす · osu

Also: masculine, male, leader

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

お-, おす, おん

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ユウ

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The story

A bird (隹) with a strong arm (厷) flexed beside it: the cock, puffed and proud. 雄 is a male animal, but also the brave and the grand: 英雄 is a hero, and 雄大な富士山 is Mt. Fuji in all its sweep.

Used in 雄 (osu, male), 英雄 (eiyuu, hero), and 雄大 (yuudai, grand/magnificent)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.