めす

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of めす – see the following entries.

【メス】 [noun] (medicine) scalpel, lancet, medical knife [proper noun] Metz (a city in Lorraine, northeastern France)

【雌】S [noun] a female (plant or animal) [noun] (vulgar) a female person; bitch [noun] an internal socket Alternative spellings 牝, メス

【召す】 [verb] (honorific) call, summon [verb] eat [verb] (honorific) wear [verb] (honorific) take a bath [verb] (honorific) catch a cold [verb] commit seppuku [verb] (honorific) amuse someone, tickle someone's fancy

(This term, めす (mesu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as めす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as めす.)