JLPT N2 · 4 strokes
Kanji 毛: "fur, hair, feather"
The kanji 毛 means "fur, hair, feather, down". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read モウ in on'yomi and け in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
モウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
け
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fur, hair, feather, down |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 1179 of 2,501 |
Common words with 毛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 髪の毛hair (on the head); (a) hair
- 毛hair · fur; wool
- 毛布blanket
- 毛皮fur; skin; pelt · kanji "fur" radical
- 赤毛red hair; ginger hair
- 不毛barren; sterile; infertile · unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
- 毛頭(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
- 毛並みcoat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair · type; sort
- 眉毛eyebrow
- 羽毛feather; plume; plumage; down
- まつ毛eyelashes
- 体毛body hair
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