The Japanese vocabulary「牛 (うし、ウシ、ushi)」means “cow.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 牛、ウシ |
| Hiragana | うし |
| Romaji Reading | ushi |
| English Meaning | cow |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
The cow is sleeping.
Plain Form:
牛が寝ている。
Ushi ga nete iru.
Polite Form:
牛が寝ています。
Ushi ga nete imasu.
I made cheese from cow’s milk.
Plain Form:
牛の乳でチーズを作った。
Ushi no chichi de chīzu o tsukutta.
Polite Form:
牛の乳でチーズを作りました。
Ushi no chichi de chīzu o tsukurimashita.
Today is the day to cut the cows’ hooves.
Plain Form:
今日は牛の蹄を切る日だ。
Kyō wa ushi no hizume o kiru hida.
Polite Form:
今日は牛の蹄を切る日です。
Kyō wa ushi no hizume o kiru hidesu.
The cow has fallen and can’t move.
Plain Form:
牛が転倒して動けなくなっている。
Ushi ga tentō shite ugokenaku natte iru.
Polite Form:
牛が転倒して動けなくなっています。
Ushi ga tentō shite ugokenaku natte imasu.
When I was a high school student, I was present at the birth of a cow.
Plain Form:
高校生の時、牛の出産に立ち会った。
Kōkōsei no toki, ushi no shussan ni tachiatta.
Polite Form:
高校生の時、牛の出産に立ち会いました。
Kōkōsei no toki, ushi no shussan ni tachiaimashita.
There is a reason that we did not use “when I was in high school” for the meaning of「高校生の時」. The answer is in our conversation lesson or mail support.
I’ll refill cow feed.
Plain Form:
牛の餌を補充する。
Ushi no esa o hojū suru.
Polite Form:
牛の餌を補充します。
Ushi no esa o hojū shimasu.
