Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: animal, beast

Kunyomi: けもの けだもの

Onyomi: ジュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: dog

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケモノ beast, brute, animal

ジュウイ veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet

チョウジュウ birds and wild animals, wildlife

カイジュウ marine mammal

Kunyomi Examples

けもの beast, brute, animal

の数字 けもののすうじ Number of the Beast, 666

けもの beast, brute, animal