Level VIII of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 975 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 麻 (Hemp), less common than 吹 (Blow).
An umbrella on top shelters a foot and a bird below -- a proud bird standing on one foot under an umbrella, puffing its chest -- the quintessential male display.
雄 is rank 975 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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