What does kanji 獣 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 獣 is animal.

How is kanji 獣 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 獣 are けもの, けだもの; the onyomi readings are ジュウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 獣?

The main radical for kanji 獣 is 犬.

What words use kanji 獣?

Example words that use kanji 獣 include 獣, 獣医, 獣の数字, 獣亜綱.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

獣

Meaning

Kanji 獣

animal

animal, beast

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: けものけだもの
Onyomi 音読み: ジュウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 獸 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1714
Strokes: 16
Radical: 犬
Components: 口 • 尚 • 犬 • 田
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 113 entries that include this kanji.

獣

けだもの

animal with human characteristics

獣医

じゅうい

veterinarian

獣の数字

けもののすうじ

Number of the Beast

獣亜綱

じゅうあこう

Theria (mammalian subclass)

獣医学

じゅういがく

veterinary medicine

獣医師

じゅういし

veterinarian

獣王記

じゅうおうき

Altered Beast (1989 Sega Arcade game, ported to Mega Drive (Genesis))

獣害

じゅうがい

damage caused by wild animals (e.g. to crops, trees)

獣姦

じゅうかん

bestiality

獣脚類

じゅうきゃくるい

theropods

獣弓目

じゅうきゅうもく

Therapsida (order of advanced synapsids)

獣弓類

じゅうきゅうるい

therapsids

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

獣の足跡を見つけた。

I found the footprints of a beast.

彼は獣のように吠えた。

He howled like a beast.

この森には多くの獣が住んでいる。

Many beasts live in this forest.

密猟者はその珍しい獣を捕まえた。

The poacher caught the rare beast.

彼女は傷ついた獣を保護した。

She protected the injured beast.

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Kanji 獣

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獣

獣医

獣の数字

獣亜綱

獣医学

獣医師

獣王記

獣害

獣姦

獣脚類

獣弓目

獣弓類

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