Moto 毛: Fur; Hair; FeatherKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- モウ
- Kun'yomi
- け
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 433 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (モウ)
- 毛布もうふblanket
- 羽毛うもうfeathers; plumage
- 不毛ふもうbarren; sterile
- 不毛の地ふもうのちbarren land; sterile soil
- 毛筆もうひつ(writing, painting) brush
- 毛細血管もうさいけっかんcapillary vessel; capillary
- 毛頭もうとう(not) in the least; (not) at all
- 毛髪もうはつhair
- 羊毛ようもうwool
- 育毛剤いくもうざいhair growth formula; hair growth agent
- 脱毛だつもうhair loss
- メリノ羊毛メリノようもうmerino wool
- ライナスの毛布ライナスのもうふsecurity blanket; comfort blanket
- ランブル鞭毛虫ランブルべんもうちゅうGiardia lamblia; protozoan parasite of the small intestine that causes giardiasis
- ランブル鞭毛虫症ランブルべんもうちゅうしょうgiardiasis
- ワックス脱毛ワックスだつもうwaxing (hair removal)
- 一毛いちもうone-tenth of a rin
- 一毛作いちもうさく(a) single crop
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 毛けhair
- 毛皮けがわfur; skin
- 髪の毛かみのけhair (of the head)
- 抜け毛ぬけげfallen hair; combings
- 毛並みけなみcoat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair
- 毛穴けあなpore (of the skin)
- 毛糸けいとknitting wool; woolen yarn
- 毛虫けむしhairy caterpillar; woolly bear
- 眉毛まゆげeyebrow
- 赤毛あかげred hair; ginger hair
- あし毛あしげdapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
- うぶ毛うぶげdowny hair; down
- おくれ毛おくれげstraggling hair
- お毛毛おけけpubic hair
- くせっ毛くせっけkinky hair; frizzy hair
- くせ毛くせげkinky hair; frizzy hair
- さかさまつ毛さかさまつげturned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes
- さかまつ毛さかまつげturned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes
- すね毛すねげleg hair
- ちぢれ毛ちぢれげcurly hair; kinky hair
- ちん毛ちんげpubic hair (on a male)
- つけ毛つけげhairpiece; hair filler
- ほつれ毛ほつれげstray hair; loose hair
- まつ毛まつげeyelashes
- まつ毛エクステまつげエクステeyelash extensions
- まつ毛エクステンションまつげエクステンションeyelash extensions
- まゆ毛まゆげeyebrow
- アホ毛アホげfrizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there
- ケツ毛ケツげbutt hair; buttock hair
- ケツ毛を抜くケツげをぬくto startle someone; to make someone jump out of their skin
- スラブ毛糸スラブけいとslub yarn (yarn with lumps, thickening, etc.)
- ペルー毛長アルマジロペルーけながアルマジロAndean hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus nationi)
- ペレーの毛ペレーのけPele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)
- マン毛マンげpubic hair (on a woman)
- ムダ毛ムダげunwanted hair; superfluous hair
- ロン毛ロンげlong hair (usu. of a man)
Other readings
- あほ毛アホげfrizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there
- お毛々おけけpubic hair
- つけ睫毛つけまつげfalse eyelashes
- まん毛マンげpubic hair (on a woman)
- むだ毛ムダげunwanted hair; superfluous hair
- ヨーロッパ山毛欅ヨーロッパぶなEuropean beech (Fagus sylvatica); common beech
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