The kanji character 毛 generally represents "hair" or "fur." It can refer to the hair on the head, body hair, animal fur, or even finer filaments or threads. The core idea is something that grows from a surface, often in a thin, flexible form.

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

⚫︎毛髪 (mouhatsu) Translation: Hair (on the head) ⚫︎体毛 (taimou) Translation: Body hair ⚫︎羊毛 (youmou) Translation: Wool

The kanji 毛 is a pictograph. It depicts three strands of hair or fur. Over time, the form has simplified, but the original intent was to represent the appearance of hair or fur.