毛 means “hair, fur”

け · ke

Also: feather, down

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

け

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

モウ

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 2 · 4 strokes

The story

A tuft of fur, a few strands curling off one stem: 毛 began as a picture. It is hair of every kind: 毛布 is a fluffy blanket, 毛糸 knitting yarn, 眉毛 your eyebrows, and 髪の毛 the hair on your head.

Used in 毛 (ke, hair/fur), 毛布 (moufu, blanket), and 毛糸 (keito, knitting yarn)

Words with 毛

• 毛布 (もうふ, moufu): blanket

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• 腰 lower back
• 涙 tears
• 汗 sweat
• 肌 skin
• 胃 stomach
• 膚 skin
• 脳 brain
• 臓 internal organ
• 皮 skin
• 胸 chest
• 腕 arm

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.