16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

animal, beast

Kun'yomi
  • beast
  • beast
On'yomi
  • ジュウ
    beast

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジュウ 99.6%
けもの 0.4%

Character Breakdown

animal, beast
ジュウ けもの けだもの (7th, N1)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ ル と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
dog
いぬ ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

legendary beast
four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear) ②four gods said to rule over the four directions
all kinds of animals
stone image of an animal
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References

Unicode hex code 7363
JIS X 0208 1-29-35
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2909
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3606
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20714P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1582
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1688
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1531
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1838
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1864
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1298
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1952
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g12.3
Four corner code 3363.4
De Roo Code 963