毛
毛 — Fur
fur, hair, feather, down
On’yomiモウ (mou)
Kun’yomiけ (ke)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 毛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毛 | け ke | hair; fur; wool |
| 毛布 | もうふ moufu | blanket |
| 毛皮 | けがわ kegawa | fur; skin; pelt |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ kaminoke | hair (on the head); (a) hair |
| 羽毛 | うもう umou | feather; plume; plumage |
| 眉毛 | まゆげ mayuge | eyebrow |
Study notes
毛 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1179 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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