Translation
The Japanese word for "Cattle" is chikugyuu 畜牛.
- In English, "Cattle" is technically a gender-neutral term for "Cow," so it may refer to male Cows too. Sometimes Cattle means "Livestock" instead. In Japanese, Livestock is kachiku 家畜, Livestock Cattle is chikugyuu 畜牛, and the common gender-neutral term for Cows in general is ushi 牛.
| Romaji | chi | ku | gyu | u |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | ち | く | ぎゅ | う |
| Katakana | チ | ク | ギュ | ウ |
| Kanji | 畜 | 牛 | ||
| Meaning | Livestock | Cow | ||
| School Level | 中 | 小２ | ||
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