雄お々おしい

お

し

い

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

i-adjective

manly; brave; heroic

Describes a person, action, or attitude that is courageous, bold, and traditionally masculine. Often used in a positive, admiring sense.

彼かれの雄お々おしい戦たたかいぶりに感かん動どうした。
I was moved by his brave fighting spirit.
雄お々

お

しい

態たい

度ど

で

困こん

難なん

に

立た

ち

向む

かう

。

Face difficulties with a heroic attitude.

Written forms

雄お々おしいUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling using the character for 'male' or 'heroic'.
男お々おしいUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the character 男 explicitly means 'man', but this spelling is uncommon.
雄お雄おしいUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
おおしいUsage1%

Kanji

雄masculine, male, hero
男male

Similar words

勇いさましい
勇ましい also means 'brave' or 'valiant', but focuses more on spirited courage and can sometimes imply a showy or aggressive bravery. 雄々しい emphasizes a dignified, manly heroism.
男おとこらしい
男らしい means 'manly' in the sense of having qualities traditionally expected of a man, such as strength or reliability. 雄々しい carries a stronger nuance of heroic bravery and is less about everyday masculinity.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 雄 (お, 'male') with the adjectival suffix しい, which forms adjectives expressing a characteristic. The reduplication of the kanji (々) is a common pattern in Japanese adjectives.