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獣

獣 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. けもの。動物の総称。
  2. ほじし。干し肉。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「獸」の略体。「獸」については獸#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

animal, beast

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジュウJHS
Kun (native)
  • けものJHS
  • けだもの
Other languages
  • 拼音shou4
  • 한글su
  • Hán-ViệtThú

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
犬(いぬ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7363

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰⿱畄𠮛犬

Words using this kanji

  • 獣医じゅうい獣医師の略。veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet
  • 獣けもの（けもの、けだもの）体毛のある動物。beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
  • 獣しし（けもの、けだもの）体毛のある動物。beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer), hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
  • 獣姦じゅうかん獣類を相手にして性行為をすること。bestiality, zooerastia, sodomy
  • 獣肉じゅうにくけものの肉。animal flesh
  • 獣帯じゅうたい黄道を中心に南北に約8度ずつとった帯状の空間。黄道帯。zodiac
  • 獣心じゅうしん野獣のように道理を弁えない残忍な心。brutal heart
  • 獣道けものみちanimal trail, game trail
  • 獣欲じゅうよくanimal desires, carnal desires, lust
  • 獣皮じゅうひ獣類（けもの）の皮。hide, pelt, animal skin
  • 獣行じゅうこうbrutal or bestial act
  • 獣性じゅうせい獣類の性質。 人間が持っている動物的な性質。野性。brutality, animal nature
  • 獣脂じゅうし獣類の肉などから取った脂肪。grease, animal fat, tallow
  • 獣類じゅうるいけもの。けだもの。beasts, mammals
  • 獣偏けものへん漢字の部首「⽝」が偏である場合の呼称。kanji "dog" or "animal" radical at left
  • 獣毛じゅうもう獣類の体毛。animal hair
  • 獣人じゅうじん獣と人間の姿を併せ持つ人物。(fictional) fusion of human and animal, therianthrope, furry, human beast
  • 獣骨じゅうこつけもののほね。animal bones
  • 獣炭じゅうたん炭の粉を練って獣の形にして、その中に香を入れたもの。 獣の骨や肉などを乾溜してつくられた炭。animal charcoal, carbo animalis
  • 獣的じゅうてきbestial, beastly, beast-like, brutal

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-12-4
Four Corner
9363.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3g12.3
Heisig
2083
Nelson
2909