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”).^[1]^[2] 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])^[3]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ke̞da̠mo̞no̞]

Noun

獣(けだもの) • (kedamono)

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”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けもの [kèmónó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ke̞mo̞no̞]

Noun

獣(けもの) • (kemono)

an animal covered in fur, a beast
- 1999 February 4, “ダーク・グレイ [Dark Gray]”, 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 [Mon Larvas]”, 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

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.^[4] From Proto-Japonic *sisi. Cognate with 肉 (shishi, “meat of a beast”).^[4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しし [shíꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɕi]

Noun

獣(しし) • (shishi)

(archaic) a beast (used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)
(slang) a female attendant at a bathhouse or hot spring
(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])^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨː]

Noun

獣(じゅう) • (jū) ^{←じう (ziu)^?}

beast

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 “獣・猪・鹿”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

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

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[NKD2Shishi-4] 4.0 ^4.1 “獣・猪・鹿”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

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