The Japanese word for animal is
動物
どうぶつ - dobutsu動-moving, 物-thing

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

(dobutsu)
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