Kanken 1
尨

Meaning

Kanji 尨

shaggy hair or dog

shaggy hair or dog

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
むくいぬ
Onyomi 音読み
ボウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
7
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
犹 • 肬 • 尤 • 疣 • 蚘 • 就 • 魷

Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

膨大

ぼうだい

swelling

むく犬

むくいぬ

shaggy dog

むく毛

むくげ

shaggy hair (of an animal)

尨

むく

shaggy dog

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

門の前に尨な犬が座っていた。

A shaggy dog was sitting in front of the gate.

その尨は見かけによらずおとなしかった。

That shaggy dog was gentle despite its fierce appearance.

雨にぬれて尨の毛が重たそうだった。

The shaggy dog's fur looked heavy from the rain.

彼は尨のような髪を気にして帽子をかぶった。

He wore a hat because he was worried about his shaggy hair.

朝起きたら髪が尨のように乱れていた。

When I woke up, my hair was shaggy and messy like a dog's coat.