【毎】(mai, goto/ each, every) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 母.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・まい　mai

For example,
・毎日　まいにち　mai-nichi
It means everyday

・毎週　まいしゅう　mai-shū
It means every week

・毎月　まいつき　mai-tsuki
It means every month, monthly

・毎年　まいとし　mai-toshi
It means every year, each year, yearly, annually

・毎回　まいかい　mai-kai
It means each time, every time

・毎度　まいど　mai-do
It means each time, every time
毎回 and 毎度 mean the same thing.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

This character has no kun-reading.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
・ごと　goto
二日毎　ふつかごと　futsuka-goto
It means every two days

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "毎".
・each
・every

Radical

And the radical of this character is 毋　nakare
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・毎熊　まいぐま　Maiguma

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 毎

Famous person

No one is famous for using this kanji

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 毎
・苺　いちご　ichigo
It means strawberry

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 毎 in their composition
・侮　ぶ、あなど-る　bu, anado-ru
It means disdain
This kanji belongs to the radical 亻

・悔　かい、くや-しい　kai, kuya-shii
It means frustrating
This kanji belongs to the radical 忄

・梅　ばい、うめ　bai, ume
It means Chinese plum
This kanji belongs to the radical 木

・海　かい、うみ　kai, umi
It means sea
This kanji belongs to the radical 氵

・敏　びん　bin
It means quickly
This kanji belongs to the radical 攵

・繁　はん、しげ-る　han, shige-ru
It means luxuriate
This kanji belongs to the radical 糸

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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