水牛

すいぎゅう

water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo

What does 水牛 mean?

水牛 is a Japanese noun meaning water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo in English. It is written as 水牛 in kanji, すいぎゅう in hiragana, and suigyuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

水牛は牛に似ている。

A buffalo is akin to an ox.