牛（うし）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: cow
Example sentences
- 牧場でたくさんの牛を見た。 — I saw a lot of cows at the ranch.
- 牛は広い野原で草を食べている。 — The cows are grazing in the wide field.
Idioms & proverbs containing “牛”
- 牛の歩みも千里 (うしのあゆみもせんり) — slow and steady wins the race; little by little, one goes far; consistency is key
- 商いは牛のよだれ (あきないはうしのよだれ) — one should not rush to make a profit; business is (best run when sales flow like) a cow's drool (i.e. long and thin)
- 遅牛も淀、早牛も淀 (おそうしもよど、はやうしもよど) — there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; slow oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), fast oxen also end up in Yodo
- 早牛も淀、遅牛も淀 (はやうしもよど、おそうしもよど) — there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; fast oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxen also end up in Yodo
- 牛は牛連れ馬は馬連れ (うしはうしづれうまはうまづれ) — birds of a feather flock together; don't mix your horses with your cows
- 馬に乗るまでは牛に乗れ (うまにのるまではうしにのれ) — learn to crawl before you learn to walk; until you ride a horse, ride a cow
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “牛” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)