毛

• 読み: け
• ローマ字: ke
• 漢字の分解: 毛 (mou/ke) — hair, fur, wool
• 発音: /ke/

意味

Hair; fur; wool. Fine strands growing from the skin of humans or animals.

A general term for body hair, animal fur, or wool — distinct from 髪 (kami), which specifically means head hair. Common compounds include 毛布 (moufu, blanket), 毛糸 (keito, yarn/wool), and 眉毛 (mayuge, eyebrows). Can also be used for very fine fibers.

例文

1. この猫は毛がとても長い。
2. 毛糸でセーターを編んでいます。
3. うちの犬は毛が抜ける季節です。

使い方ガイド

場面: animals, textiles, body

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 毛 is a pictograph depicting strands of hair or fur growing from the skin, one of the simplest and oldest kanji.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal