毛 — hair, fur, feather
け
毛
hair
け
U+6BDB
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1179
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1851
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #82
Remember 毛
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Meanings
- hair
- fur
- feather
Readings
- On'yomi
- もう mou
- Kun'yomi
- け ke
word
け ・げ ke Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
もう mou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
12 wordsEach dot is a word containing 毛: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 6 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.