獣 Kanji: Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

Readings

On readingジュウ

Kun readingけもの、けだもの

Jōyō Grade 8Level 26

animal

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical犬dog 犭variant

Components

How it's built

獣

Mnemonic (RtK)

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owl · rice field (田) · brains · one (一) · mouth (口) · chihuahua · dog (犬) · large (大) · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2083

Compound words

怪獣かいじゅう

monster

獣医じゅうい

veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet

猛獣もうじゅう

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

野獣やじゅう

wild beast; wild animal; brute

鳥獣ちょうじゅう

birds and wild animals; wildlife

rare (or peculiar) animal

Altered Beast (1989 Sega Arcade game, ported to Mega Drive (Genesis))

食蟻獣ありくい

anteater

膃肭獣おっとせい

fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus)

鳥獣保護区域ちょうじゅうほごくいき

wildlife protection area

Kun Reading Examples

原始人はどう猛な獣を見ておびえた。けだもの

The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.tatoeba

ライオンが獣の王であるのと同様、鷲は鳥の王である。けだもの

As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.tatoeba

Additional Examples

戦いは人間の獣性をよびおこす。

War arouses the animal in man.tatoeba

信じられないだろうけど、その洞窟から怪獣が現れたんだ。

Believe it or not, a monster emerged from the cave.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Beast. Hunting gear + 犬 (dog) — an animal hunted with dogs.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 獣

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step