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獣 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「犬」

道
4Junior high level ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「犬」
On
ジュウじゅう · jū
Kun
けもの・けだものkemono · kedamono
Meaning
beast; animal

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

犬 "dog" with 単: the beast that is hunted — an animal, a beast.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジュウじゅうjū獣類じゅうるい猛獣もうじゅう鳥獣ちょうじゅう
Kunけものkemono獣けもの

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 野獣やじゅう

    wild beast

  • 獣医じゅうい

    veterinarian

More words with this kanji

  • 禽獣きんじゅう
  • 海獣かいじゅう
  • 猛獣もうじゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

獣医(じゅうい)に犬(いぬ)を見(み)せた。

I showed the dog to a vet.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 犬Map of reading ジュウAll maps

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