26 Beast
Radical Combination
Meaning
Primary
Beast
Alternative
Animal
Mnemonic
On the grass near a rice paddy sits a creeper that is some sort of a dog beast, a vicious animal. This creeper isn’t just a normal dog, it is more beast-like, more like a feral animal than domesticated pet.
Readings
On’yomi
じゅう
Kun’yomi
けもの
Nanori
None
Mnemonic
The beast is guarding its precious jewels (じゅう), which it buried in the grass or the rice paddy somewhere. If you don't want the beast to think you're coming to steal those jewels, you better keep your distance.