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獣

animal
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingジュウ
Kun readingけもの、けだもの
JōyōGrade 8
  1. animal with human characteristics

Popular Usage

怪獣

Radicals and components

Radical犬dog犭variant
Components
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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
巨獣きょじゅう
large animal
禽獣きんじゅう
birds and beasts
獣姦じゅうかん
bestiality
獣肉じゅうにく
animal flesh
珍獣ちんじゅう
rare (or peculiar) animal
輓獣ばんじゅう
draft animal
一角獣いっかくじゅう
unicorn
獣王記じゅうおうき
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

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