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獣 = 犬 + 口 + 𭕄 + 田 + 一

獣 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “animal”. It is built from 犬 (dog), 口 (mouth), 𭕄 (owl crown), 田 (rice field) and 一 (one). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2083.

Keyword
animal
RTK frame
2083
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
けもの, けだもの
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
животное
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
獣 beast

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 犬 dog
  2. 口 mouth
  3. 𭕄 owl crown
  4. 田 rice field
  5. 一 one

How to find 獣 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “mouth” + “owl crown”. 獣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 獣 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.