毛

fur, hair, feather, down

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

モウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

け

Nanori (名乗り)

めんも

Stroke Order

4 / 4

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:4

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1179

Vocabulary

モウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
羽毛	ウモウ	feather; plume; plumage; down
不毛	フモウ	barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
毛皮	モウヒ	fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
毛布	モウフ	blanket
羊毛	ヨウモウ	wool

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
髪の毛	かみのけ	hair (on the head); (a) hair
眉毛	まゆげ	eyebrow
毛	け	hair; fur; wool; down; plumage; feathers
毛糸	けいと	knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
毛皮	けがわ	fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

life, genuine, birth

wrap, pack up, cover, conceal

tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain