# 獣 beast

(t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 田 (rice field) + (Hitler) + 犬 (dog)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

JUU |

## Mnemonic

| Hitler was quite a beast making the JEWS work like dogs in the ricefields.

## Kunyomi

けもの | a beast - used about literal animals - not neccesairly the hugest or scariest, but animals that are both violent AND unclean, like the hyena. Also used about people who behave like those animals. ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

怪獣(かいじゅう) | Godzilla monster ★☆☆☆☆ 怪 (suspicious) + 獣 (beast) = 怪獣 (Godzilla monster) one of them 400-footer godzilla monsters with the zipper on the back.
野獣(やじゅう) | beast ☆☆☆☆☆ 野 (field) + 獣 (beast) = 野獣 (beast) you know that WASP song, 'fuck like a beast?'
獣姦(じゅうかん) | bestiality ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 獣 (beast) + 姦 (rape) = 獣姦 (bestiality)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
獣 | beast | DOG | 犬
猥 | obscene | RICE | 田
猛 | fierce | CHILD | 子
猿 | monkey | FAR | 遠

A DOG is a slobbery beast, but RICE is an obscene feast.

The fierce CHILD chased the monkey FAR AWAY!

## Synonyms

beast, monster, asshole 野獣 畜生 獣 猛獣