雄 (Osu) is a Japanese noun meaning “male (animal, plant)”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounmale (animal, plant)
Examples
あの犬はオスかメスか。
Is that dog male or female?
谷雄がそのパーティーに出席していた。
Mr Tani and his wife were present at that party.
雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).