The kanji character 毛 generally represents "hair" or "fur." It can refer to hair on a human body or the fur on animals. It also extends to mean similar things like "wool" or "down".

・On-yomi (音読み): モ (mo) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): け (ke)

⚫︎ 毛 (け) が長い (ながい) Translation: Long hair ⚫︎ 体毛 (たいもう) Translation: Body hair ⚫︎ 羊毛 (ようもう) Translation: Wool

The kanji 毛 is a pictograph. It depicts the strands of hair. The shape initially resembled hair or fur, with strokes representing the individual hairs. Over time, the form simplified but retained its core meaning.