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Kanji 獣: meaning "Animal, Beast", readings, stroke order

The kanji 獣 means "Animal, Beast". On'yomi: ジュウ; kun'yomi: けもの. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Animal, Beast
On'yomi
ジュウ
Kun'yomi
けもの
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
獸 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 獣

  • 獣 けだもの — beast, brute
  • 獣 けもの — beast, brute
  • 怪獣 かいじゅう — monster

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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