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Kanji 毛: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 毛: fur, hair, feather, down

Key takeaways

Kanji 毛: fur, hair, feather, down. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

furhairfeatherdown

On reading

モウ

Kun reading

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 毛

fur, hair, feather, down

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character is a pictograph depicting tufts of hair or feathers sticking out in various directions. It represents human hair or animal fur, and you can easily remember it through common Korean words like 'mopal' (hair) or 'mopi' (fur).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

モウ
  • 羊毛ようもう

    wool from sheep

  • 毛布もうふ

    blanket

Kun reading

  • 毛糸けいと

    knitting wool / yarn

  • 毛皮けがわ

    fur / animal skin / pelt

  • 髪の毛かみのけ

    hair on the head

  • hair / fur / wool

Commonly used words

  • 羊毛
    ようもう

    wool from sheep

  • 毛布
    もうふ

    blanket

  • 毛糸
    けいと

    knitting wool / yarn

  • 毛皮
    けがわ

    fur / animal skin / pelt

  • 髪の毛
    かみのけ

    hair on the head

  • hair / fur / wool

Example sentences

Example 1

糸でセーターを編みます。

Translation

I knit a sweater with yarn.

Example 2

糸を買いに行きましょう。

Translation

Let's go buy some knitting wool.

Example 3

このコートは皮でできています。

Translation

This coat is made of fur.

Example 4

冬は皮の手袋が暖かいです。

Translation

Fur gloves are warm in winter.

Kanji 毛: fur, hair, feather, down | Daily Nihongo