毛 = ノ + 乙 + 二

毛 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fur”. It is built from ノ (katakana no), 乙 (fish guts) and 二 (two). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2062. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: fur
RTK frame: 2062
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): モウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): け
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: мех
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 毛 hair

Decomposition

Alternative decomposition

Characters that contain 毛

How to find 毛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “katakana no” + “fish guts” + “two”. 毛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 毛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.