毛
KanjiJLPT N2
Fur
fur, hair, feather, down
Mnemonic
Horizontal strokes with a curving tail at the end — a patch of fur.
Details
The keyword for 毛 is fur. This kanji refers to hair, fur, wool, or feathers—essentially any fine, thread-like growth covering the body of humans or animals. It can also extend to mean anything fine or fuzzy in texture, such as the nap on fabric or the down on a plant. In a broader sense, it sometimes conveys the idea of something tiny or negligible, as in something as small as a single strand of hair.
- On'yomi
- もう
- Kun'yomi
- け