獣
獣 — Animal
animal, beast
On’yomiジュウ (juu)
Kun’yomiけもの (kemono)
Kun’yomiけだもの (kedamono)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 獣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 獣医 | じゅうい juui | veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet |
| 獣 | けもの kemono | beast; brute; animal |
| 怪獣 | かいじゅう kaijuu | monster |
| 鳥獣 | ちょうじゅう choujuu | birds and wild animals; wildlife |
| 野獣 | やじゅう yajuu | wild beast; wild animal; brute |
| 猛獣 | もうじゅう moujuu | fierce animal; beast of prey; big game |
Study notes
獣 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1714 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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