“Hair” or “Very small” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “毛”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “毛” means “Growing plants”, “Only a little” or “One thousandth” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “毛”

Jouyou Kanji “毛” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
4 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
もう(mou) |
| ぼう(bou) |
| Kun-Yomi |
け(ke) |
| Meanings |
Hair |
| Growing plants |
| Only a little, Very small |
| One thousandth |
| Animals, Beasts |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “毛”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 毛穴(けあな-ke a na) |
Pores (in the skin) |
| 毛糸(けいと-ke i to) |
Knitting wool, Woolen yarn, Pinnule |
| 毛色(けいろ-ke i ro) |
① Hair color, Fur color, ② Disposition, Type, Kind, Nature |
| 毛織り(けおり-ke o ri) |
Woollen fabric, Woollen cloth |
| 毛織物(けおりもの-ke o ri mo no) |
Wool, Woollen cloth, Wool fabric, Woolen fabrics |
| 毛皮(けがわ-ke ga wa) |
Fur, Pelage, Pelt |
| 毛嫌い(けぎらい-ke gi ra i) |
Antipathy, Prejudice, Instinctive dislike |
| 毛筋(けすじ-ke su ji) |
① Hair, Hairline, ② Minor details, ③ Comb lines in hair, Comb tracks |
| 毛唐(けとう-ke to u) |
Damn Westerner, Hairy foreigner, Outlander, Alien, Foreigner, Noncitizen |
| 毛並み(けなみ-ke na mi) |
Filiation, Descent, Line of descent, Lineage |
| 毛彫り(けぼり-ke bo ri) |
Hairlines (on an engraving), Hairline engraving, Fine engraving |
| 毛虫(けむし-ke mu shi) |
Hairy caterpillar, Woolly bear caterpillar |
| 毛槍(けやり-ke ya ri) |
Keyari, Feathered ornamental spear carried at the head of a daimyo’s procession |
| 毛を吹いて疵を求む(けをふいてきずをもとむ-ke wo fu i te ki zu wo mo to mu) |
To be nitpicky, To be fault-finding |
| 毛管(もうかん-mo u ka n) |
Capillary, Capillary tube |
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