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The Japanese word for animal is
動物

どうぶつ - dobutsu
動-moving, 物-thing



animal

Japanese Definition


animal
     1. 名詞. 動物。
     2. 形容詞. 動物の



Translations for animal and their definitions

動物
     1. n. animal


生き物
     1. n. (syn of ja, 生物, tr=seibutsu, , organism; life form)



けだもの
     1. n. 獣: beast


生物
     1. n. an organism; a life form


     1. n. an animal covered in fur, a beast
     2. n. beast


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(dobutsu)

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