獣

See also: 獸

獣 U+7363, 獣 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7363 ← 獢 [U+7362] CJK Unified Ideographs 獤 → [U+7364]

Translingual

Traditional	獸
Shinjitai	獣
Simplified	兽

Han character

獣 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 火口戈大 (FRIK), composition ⿰⿱畄𠮛犬)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 719, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20714
• Dae Jaweon: page 1130, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1369, character 7
• Unihan data for U+7363

Japanese

Shinjitai	獣
Kyūjitai	獸

Kanji

獣

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 獸)

Readings

• Go-on: しゅ (shu)^{←しゆ (syu, historical)}
• Kan-on: しゅう (shū)^{←しう (siu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: じゅう (jū, Jōyō)^{←じう (ziu, historical)}
• Kun: けもの (kemono, 獣, Jōyō)、けだもの (kedamono, 獣)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
獣
けだもの Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
獸 (kyūjitai)

Literally "thing of hair". Compound of 毛 (ke, “hair”) +‎ だ (da, genitive marker) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”). Medial -da- is a very rare genitive marker found in compounds, also seen in 果物 (kudamono, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けだもの [kèdámónó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞da̠mo̞no̞]

Noun

獣(けだもの) • (kedamono) 

1. an animal covered in fur, a beast
   • 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi, page 6 (back):

     獸 ケタモノ

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
獣
けもの Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
獸 (kyūjitai)

Literally "hair thing". Compound of 毛 (ke, “hair”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けもの [kèmónó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞mo̞no̞]

Noun

獣(けもの) • (kemono) 

1. an animal covered in fur, a beast
   • 1999 February 4, “ダーク・グレイ”, in Vol.1, Konami:

     からだが灰(はい)色(いろ)のけもの。あまり見(み)かけない貴(き)重(ちょう)ないきもの。

     Karada ga haīro no kemono. Amari mikakenai kichō na ikimono.

     A beast with a gray body. It is a rarely seen treasure of nature.

   • 1999 July 5, “モン・ラーバス”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:

     ラーバスがより進(しん)化(か)したけもの。力(ちから)がパワーアップしている。

     Rābasu ga yori shinka shita kemono. Chikara ga pawā-appu shite iru.

     A beast who evolved from Larvas and is now even more powerful.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 獣(けもの)耳(みみ) (kemonomimi): kemonomimi
• 獣(けもの)道(みち) (kemonomichi)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
獣
しし Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spellings
獸 (kyūjitai) 鹿 猪

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE. From Proto-Japonic *sisi. Cognate with 肉 (shishi, “meat of a beast”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しし [shíꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɕi]

Noun

獣(しし) • (shishi) 

1. (archaic) a beast (used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)
2. (slang) a female attendant at a bathhouse or hot spring
3. (slang, archaic) a female prostitute at a bathhouse or hot spring

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦

Idioms

• 獣(しし)食(く)った報(むく)い (shishi kutta mukui)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
獣
じゅう Grade: S
kan'yōon

Alternative spelling
獸 (kyūjitai)

/siu/ → /ɕiu/ → /d͡ʑiu/ → /d͡ʑuː/

From Middle Chinese 獸／兽 (syuw^H, “(wild) animal”). Compare modern Mandarin reading shòu, Min Nan siù.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅう [júꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨː]

Noun

獣(じゅう) • (jū) ^{←じう (ziu)?}

1. beast

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 一(いっ)角(かく)獣(じゅう) (ikkakujū): a unicorn
• 益(えき)獣(じゅう) (ekijū): beneficial animal
• 怪(かい)獣(じゅう) (kaijū): a monster (generally a big animal monster, like Godzilla or Mothra)
• 害(がい)獣(じゅう) (gaijū): harmful animal
• 麝(じゃ)香(こう)獣(じゅう) (jakōjū): moschiferous animal (musk deer, civet, etc)
• 獣(じゅう)医(い) (jūi): a veterinarian
• 獣(じゅう)姦(かん) (jūkan): bestiality (sexual activity)
• 尾(び)獣(じゅう) (bijū): tailed beast
• 雷(らい)獣(じゅう) (raijū): a thunder beast

Idioms

• 獣(じゅう)を逐(お)う者(もの)は目(め)に太(たい)山(ざん)を見(み)ず (jū o ou mono wa me ni taizan o mizu)

References

• Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.