16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1
animal, beast
Kun'yomi
け も の beast ②animal with human characteristics け だ も の beast ②animal with human characteristics
On'yomi
ジュウ beast ②animal with human characteristics
Character Breakdown
animal, beast
ジュウ けもの けだもの (7th, N1)
Common Words
four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear) ②four gods said to rule over the four directions
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 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1892 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2384 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1217 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1673 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1933 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2083 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1600 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1366 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 20714P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1366 |
| 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 |