毛 — kanji meaning “fur”
毛
fur, hair, feather, down
- Meanings
- fur, hair, feather, down
- On'yomi
- モウ (mou)
- Kun'yomi
- け
- Name readings
- めん、も
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1179 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 82
- Chinese reading
- máo — Chinese character page
Words with 毛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ kaminoke | hair (on the head); (a) hair |
| 毛布 | もうふ moufu | blanket |
| 毛皮 | けがわ kegawa | fur; skin; pelt |
| 脱毛 | だつもう datsumou | hair loss |
| 不毛 | ふもう fumou | barren; sterile; infertile |
| 羊毛 | ようもう youmou | wool |
| 毛糸 | けいと keito | knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn |
| 毛虫 | けむし kemushi | hairy caterpillar; woolly bear |
| 羽毛 | うもう umou | feather; plume; plumage |
| 毛筆 | もうひつ mouhitsu | (writing, painting) brush |
| 毛穴 | けあな keana | pore (of the skin) |
| 毛髪 | もうはつ mouhatsu | hair |
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