獣 – animal, beast

16 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1714 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 獣 means animal, beast. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュウ (juu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is けもの、けだもの (kemono, kedamono). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 犬 (no. 94).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュウ	juu
Kun’yomi	けもの	kemono
Kun’yomi	けだもの	kedamono

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: 犬 (Kangxi radical 94). Components: 犬・口・尚・田.

Words using 獣

獣けだものbeast獣けものbeast怪獣かいじゅうmonster

Example sentences

世界で、鹿やムースやキジといった野性獣を狩ることは違法とする国が多い。

In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.

Tatoeba #143463

世界で、鹿やムースやキジといった野性獣を狩ることは違法とする国が多い。

In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.

Tatoeba #143463

信じてもらえないだろうけど、茂みの中から怪獣が現れたんだよ。

Believe it or not, a monster emerged from the bush.

Tatoeba #145738

Kanji with the same radical

状独献狙犯獲猛犬狭狂獄猫猿狩狡

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