漢字Kanji · in Animals & Wildlife
獣: animal, beast
JLPT N116 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
犬 carries the meaning · ⺍, 田 and 口 are drawn in
16 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ジュウjuu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 獣医じゅうい
- 怪獣かいじゅう
- 鳥獣ちょうじゅうbirds and wild animals; wildlife
- 野獣やじゅうwild beast; wild animal; brute
- 猛獣もうじゅうfierce animal; beast of prey; big game
けものkemono · kun'yomi · on its own
- 獣けものbeast; brute; animal
Also read けだもの, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Woof! This radical represents the loyalty, protection, and keen hunting spirit of the dog.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ジュウ
11 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side獣 animal · ⺍ + 口 + 犬
vs奮 stirred up · 奞In ChineseSimplified 兽 · traditional 獸 · shòu
Three different forms: Japanese 獣, simplified 兽, traditional 獸.
- Simplified
- 兽 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 獸 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shòu most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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