めす

female (animal, plant)

JLPT N1

Details

Part of Speech:
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Romaji:
mesu

Example Sentences

雌の鳥が鳴く

The female bird sings

この鳥は、雌のほうが地味な色をしている。

In this bird, the female has the more subdued coloring.

雌の蝶は羽の模様で判別できる。

Female butterflies can be distinguished by their wing patterns.