毛 – fur, hair, feather

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The kanji 毛 means fur, hair, feather, down. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is モウ (mou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is け (ke). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 毛 (no. 82).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	モウ	mou
Kun’yomi	け	ke

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 毛 (Kangxi radical 82).

Words using 毛

毛けhair毛布もうふblanket髪の毛かみのけhair (on the head)毛糸けいとknitting wool毛皮けがわfur羊毛ようもうwool

Example sentences

飼い猫の毛のつやが悪くなった。

Our cat's fur has lost its luster.

Tatoeba #150980

この柔らかい毛布は赤ちゃんにちょうどいい。

This soft blanket is just right for babies.

Tatoeba #221241

ケンは毛布を二つに畳んだ。

Ken folded the blanket in half.

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Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.