毛
hair; fur; feather; down
4 strokes. Taught in grade 2. Newspaper frequency rank 1179.
Readings
- け (kun reading): 髪の毛 (かみのけ) hair (on the head); 毛 (け) hair
- モウ (on reading): 毛布 (もうふ) blanket; 鞭毛 (べんもう) flagellum
- Read as a whole word: 刷毛目 (はけめ) brush marks; 刷毛先 (はけさき) brush tip; 刷毛塗り (はけぬり) brush application
Components
- 毛 radical fur
Kanji containing 毛
- 尾 tail
- 毬 burr
- 毟 pluck
- 瓱 milligram
- 竓 millilitre
- 旄 tassel on a flag
- 粍 millimeter
- 耄 senility
- 耗 decrease
- 毫 fine hair
- 毯 wool rug
- 毳 nap
- 髦 bangs
- 麾 beckon to
- 氈 woollen cloth or rug
Words using 毛
- 髪の毛 (かみのけ) hair (on the head)
- 毛 (け) hair
- 眉毛 (まゆげ) eyebrow
- 毛皮 (けがわ) fur
- まつ毛 (まつげ) eyelashes
- 毛布 (もうふ) blanket
- 鞭毛 (べんもう) flagellum
- 羽毛 (うもう) feather
- 脱毛 (だつもう) hair loss
- 羊毛 (ようもう) wool
- 刷毛目 (はけめ) brush marks
- 刷毛先 (はけさき) brush tip
- 刷毛塗り (はけぬり) brush application
- 赤毛布外遊記 (あかげっとがいゆうき) Innocents Abroad (novel by Mark Twain)
- 褐毛和種 (あかげわしゅ) Japanese Brown (cattle breed)
369 words in all.