No. 3,872 in Japanese
オス
"オス" means "male" (typically for animals).
In a sentence
その動物園ではたくさんのオスのライオンを見ることができます。
You can see many male lions in that zoo.
Here, 'オス' refers to male animals, describing the gender of the lions.
彼はオスとしての役割を果たす責任を感じています。
He feels responsible to fulfill his role as a male.
In this sentence, 'オス' is used metaphorically to denote masculinity or a male individual's expected societal role.
このロボットはオスのように力強く設計されています。
This robot is designed to be as powerful as a male.
Here, 'オス' is used symbolically, attributing characteristics like strength traditionally associated with males to an inanimate object.
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