# 毛 — hair; fur

毛 means “hair; fur”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: モウ (mou). Kun'yomi: け (ke). You'll see it in words such as 毛 (ke, “hair”).

- Meaning: hair; fur
- On'yomi: モウ (mou)
- Kun'yomi: け (ke)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Body & health 2

## Words with 毛

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 毛 | け (ke) | hair |

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[寝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sleep/) · [皮](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/skin/) · [歯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tooth/) · [毛](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hair/) · [鼻](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nose/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hair/. Last updated 2026-11-01.