Word Meaning 毛繕い

けづくろい kezukuroi

毛繕い is read as けづくろい (kezukuroi) and means grooming oneself (esp. animals).

Meaning

English

  1. grooming oneself (esp. animals)
  2. mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys)
  3. social grooming
  4. personal grooming

Reading

Kana

けづくろい

Romaji

kezukuroi

Writing Variants

  • 毛づくろい けづくろい kezukuroi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 138330 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

毛深い

けぶかい

hairy

毛穴

けあな

pore (of the skin)

毛沢東主義

もうたくとうしゅぎ

Maoism

毛沢東思想

もうたくとうしそう

Mao Zedong thought

毛沢東

まおつぉとん

Mao Zedong (1893.12.26-1976.9.9)

毛製品

もうせいひん

woollen goods

毛織物

けおりもの

woollen material

毛派

もうは

Maoist group

毛織

けおり

woollen fabric

毛筋

けすじ

minor details

毛染め

けぞめ

hair coloring

毛皮

けがわ

kanji "fur" radical

Example Sentences

2

The monkeys are grooming each other.

If I don't take care of my fur, it gets really messy.