JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 畜: "livestock, domestic fowl and animals"
The kanji 畜 means "livestock, domestic fowl and animals". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チク in on'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)
チク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | livestock, domestic fowl and animals |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1824 of 2,501 |
Common words with 畜
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 畜生damn it; damn; son of a bitch; for Christ's sake · beast; animal
- 家畜domestic animals; livestock; cattle
- 鬼畜brute; savage; fiend
- 人畜無害harmless to humans and animals · having no influence; unimportant; insignificant; harmless
- 社畜corporate drone; corporate slave
- こん畜生blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; damn! · you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
- 畜産animal husbandry; livestock industry
- 牧畜stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
- 犬畜生mangy cur; low animal; beast
- 畜生道animal realm · unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle
- 家畜化domestication
- 人畜men and animals
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