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毛 means 'fur' or 'hair'

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Strokes : 4    Radical number: 82    Frequency: 775   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-8    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 42    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 88 words   Used in 330 words   Used in 714 names   Component in 46 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   モウ
Kun
   け fur
Additional readings
Name    めん   も
Notes
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 毛 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 毛 is used 302 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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モウ : 151 words FIND ALL
も う ふ 1
noun
blanket
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け : 79 words FIND ALL
け 0
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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け (read as げ) : 72 words FIND ALL
ま ゆ げ 1
eyebrows
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Additional data
Henshall: 230 (originally: 210)  Joy o' Kanji : 210  Key to Kanji: 1009 

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毛
モウ   fur; hair   け fur   
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