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JLPT N4 · Noun

毛 (ke)

毛 (け, ke) is a Japanese noun meaning “hair”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
け
Romaji
ke
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. hair · noun
  2. fur; wool · noun
  3. down; plumage; feathers · noun

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 毛

毛
fur, hair, featherモウ・け · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 毛.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1533820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.