毛
down, feather, fur, hair

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

モウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

け

Nanori (名乗り)

めんも

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:2
Strokes:4
JLPT:2
Frequency:1179

Vocabulary

モウ

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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cow
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hand
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午
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先
ahead, before, future, precedence, previous
Grade 1JLPT 5
失
disadvantage, error, fault, lose, loss
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半
half, middle, odd number, part-, semi-
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生
birth, genuine, life
Grade 1JLPT 5
矢
arrow, dart
Grade 2JLPT 1
包
conceal, cover, pack up, wrap
Grade 4JLPT 2
尾
counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain, tail
Grade 8JLPT 1