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Kanji Detail for 獸 - "beast, animal"

獸

  • Meaning

    獸 means "beast, animal."

    1. Beast - A wild animal; a creature.

    2. Animal - Living creatures, especially wildlife.

    3. Dried meat - Preserved meat.

  • Tattoo check: 獸

    • Verified meaning: beast, animal
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    beast; animal; bestial

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    beast, animal; bestial

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    beast; animal; beastly; bestial

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    beast, animal; bestial

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    All four-legged animals with fur-covered bodies are collectively called 獸 (beasts).

  • Onyomi

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    juu(ジュウ) ジュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kedamono(けだもの) けだもの

    kemono(けもの) けもの

  • Strokes

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    19 strokes

  • Radical

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    犬 犭 (inu・kemonohen)

  • Related Keywords

    beast animal dried meat creature fauna feral mammal predator savage wildlife

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