JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 獣: "animal, beast"
The kanji 獣 means "animal, beast". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュウ in on'yomi and けもの, けだもの 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)
ジュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
けものけだもの
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 | animal, beast |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1714 of 2,501 |
Common words with 獣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 獣beast; brute; animal · animal with human characteristics
- 魔獣legendary beast; magical beast
- 獣人(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
- 猛獣fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
- 怪獣monster
- 野獣wild beast; wild animal; brute
- 肉食獣carnivore; carnivorous animal
- 神獣divine beast
- 獣道animal trail; game trail
- 幻獣cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
- 聖獣sacred beast
- 珍獣rare (or peculiar) animal
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