牡 male

Meaning	male
On	ボ、ボウ
Kun	おす、お-、おん-
Strokes	7
First met	N1 lesson 159, in 牡丹

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
牡丹	ぼたん	peony blossom appearance	N1
真牡蠣	まがき	Pacific winter oysters, Crassostrea gigas	N1
牡丹鍋	ぼたんなべ	wild boar meat hotpot fanned into peony petals	N1

Examples

なんという正確(せいかく)さ……！刻(きざ)まれた鱧(はも)を熱湯(ねっとう)に潜(もぐ)らせる湯(ゆ)引(び)きを施(ほどこ)した瞬間(しゅんかん)、身(み)が純白(じゅんぱく)の花(はな)びらのように美(うつく)しく反(そ)り返(かえ)り、まるで満開(まんかい)の牡丹(ぼたん)の花(はな)のように咲(さ)き誇(ほこ)りました！

Such precision...! The moment the scored hamo is dipped into boiling water, the flesh curls back as beautiful as pure white petals, and it bursts open like a peony in full bloom! (N1 lesson 159)