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N5 kanji · 6 strokes

毎 means every

母 looks like mother

毎Memory trick

Mother (母) puts on her hat every single day: every.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meaning
every
JLPT level
N5
Strokes
6
School grade
Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ごと goto

ごと (goto) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) マイ mai

マイ (mai) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

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Common word

毎日 まいにち · mainichi

every day, daily

Built from

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毋 Used in 11 kanji

See all 3 at N5 and N4

母 Used in 10 kanji

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