雄

おす · osu · JLPT N1 · noun

male

🐓 雄 = 厷 (strength) + 隹 (short-tailed bird): a strong male bird

The 隹 part is the radical for short-tailed birds, and 厷 adds the idea of strength. Together they came to mean a powerful male, later used for any male animal.

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