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毛

Fur
Stroke count: 4

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 2Level 3

Meanings

  1. furRtK
    さらに、野犬50匹を捕らえてその毛皮を綱吉に献上したこともある。Furthermore, he captured fifty stray dogs whose fur he presented to Tsunayoshi.wiki
  2. down
  3. feather
  4. hair
    猫のしっぽには何本毛があるか。How many hairs are there in a cat's tail?tatoeba
    動物の皮は毛でおおわれている。The skin of animals is covered with hair.tatoeba
  1. wool
  2. plumage

Homonyms

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Same reading (け)
家 · house

Popular Usage

髪の毛毛糸毛皮

Radicals and components

Radical毛fur

Compound words

髪の毛かみのけ
hair (on the head); (a) hair
毛糸けいと
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
毛皮けがわ
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
羽毛うもう
feather; plume; plumage; down
眉毛まゆげ
eyebrow
不毛ふもう
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
毛虫けむし
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
毛筆もうひつ
(writing, painting) brush
毛布もうふ
blanket
羊毛ようもう
wool
葦毛あしげ
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
芦毛あしげ
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
一毛いちもう
one-tenth of a rin
陰毛いんもう
pubic hair
栗毛くりげ
chestnut (horse coat color)
鴻毛こうもう
something extremely light
鹿毛かげ
bay horse (reddish-brown coat)
糟毛かすげ
roan (type of horse colour (color))
駁毛ぶちげ
leopard (horse coat pattern)
毛蟹けガニ
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
毛鈎けばり
(artificial) fly
毛鑓けやり
keyari
毛氈もうせん
carpet
毛脛けずね
hairy legs

Kun Reading Examples

内側に毛のついたコートが欲しいのですが。け
I'd like a coat with the wooly side in, please.tatoeba
頭の毛は灰色だった。け
His head was gray.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は髪の毛を長くしている。
He wears his hair long.tatoeba
彼は髪の毛を短く刈ってもらった。
He had his hair cut short.tatoeba
彼は髪の毛が薄くなりかけてきた。
He is beginning to lose his hair.tatoeba
彼は身の毛がよだった。
His hair stood on end.tatoeba

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Fur, hair. A tuft of hair or a feather.

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