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Animals Vocabulary in Japanese
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| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning | |
| 動物 | どうぶつ | dou butsu | Animal | |
| ハチ | hachi | Bee | ||
| 蜂 | はち | hachi | Bee | |
| 毛虫 | けむし | kemushi | Caterpillar | |
| ミミズ | mimizu | Earthworm | ||
| 蚯蚓 | みみず | mimizu | Earthworm | |
| ヤモリ | yamori | Gecko / House Lizard | ||
| 守宮 | やもり | yamori | Gecko / House Lizard | |
| 蜥蜴 | トカゲ | tokage | Lizard | |
| 川獺 | かわうそ | kawauso | Otter | |
| 孔雀 | クジャク | kujaku | Peafowl (male peacock, female peahen) | |
| 七面鳥 | しちめんちょう | shichimenchou | Turkey | |
| トナカイ | tonakai | Reindeer | ||
| 馴鹿 | となかい | tonakai | Reindeer | |
| ワシ | washi | Eagle | ||
| 鷲 | わし | washi | Eagle | |
| タカ | taka | Falcon / Hawk | ||
| 鷹 | たか | taka | Falcon / Hawk | |
| ツル | tsuru | crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp) | ||
| 鶴 | つる | tsuru | crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp) | |
| 兎 | ウサギ | usagi | Rabbit / Hare | |
| ハクチョウ | hakuchou | Swan | ||
| 白鳥 | はくちょう | hakuchou | Swan | |
| コウモリ | koumori | Bat | ||
| 蝙蝠 | こうもり | koumori | Bat | |
| フクロウ | fukurou | Owl | ||
| 梟 | ふくろう | fukurou | Owl | |
| リス | risu | Squirrel | ||
| 栗鼠 | りす | risu | Squirrel | |
| サル | saru | Monkey | ||
| 猿 | さる | saru | Monkey | |
| ウシ | ushi | Cow / Cattle | ||
| 牛 | うし | ushi | Cow / Cattle | |
| ウマ | uma | Horse | ||
| 馬 | うま | uma | Horse | |
| シマウマ | shima uma | Zebra | ||
| 縞馬 | しまうま | shima uma | Zebra | |
| ヒツジ | hitsuji | Sheep | ||
| 羊 | ひつじ | hitsuji | Sheep | |
| ヤギ | yagi | Goat | ||
| 山羊 | やぎ | yagi | Goat | |
| シカ | shika | Deer | ||
| 鹿 | しか | shika | Deer | |
| ブタ | buta | Pig | ||
| 豚 | ぶた | buta | Pig | |
| イノシシ | inoshishi | Wild Boar | ||
| 猪 | いのしし | inoshishi | Wild Boar | |
| 河馬 | かば | kaba | Hippopotamus | |
| パンダ | panda | Panda | ||
| キリン | kirin | Giraffe | ||
| 麒麟 | きりん | kirin | Giraffe | |
| カンガルー | kangaru- | Kangaroo | ||
| ラクダ | rakuda | Camel | ||
| 駱駝 | らくだ | rakuda | Camel | |
| キツネ | kitsune | Fox | ||
| 狐 | きつね | kitsune | Fox | |
| オオカミ | ookami | Wolf | ||
| 狼 | おおかみ | ookami | Wolf | |
| 虎 | とら | tora | Tiger | |
| トラ | tora | Tiger | ||
| ライオン | raion | Lion | ||
| 獅子 | しし | shishi | Lion | |
| チーター | chiitaa | Cheetah | ||
| サイ | sai | rhinoceros | ||
| 犀 | さい | sai | rhinoceros | |
| クマ | kuma | Bear | ||
| 熊 | くま | kuma | Bear | |
| 象 | ぞう | zou | elephant | |
| ゾウ | zou | elephant | ||
| ヘビ | hebi | Snake | ||
| 蛇 | へび | hebi | Snake | |
| 鰐 | わに | wani | crocodile; alligator | |
| カメ | kame | tortoise; turtle | ||
| 亀 | かめ | kame | tortoise; turtle | |
| 蛙 | カエル | kaeru | Frog | |
| 魚 | さかな | sakana | Fish | |
| 烏賊 | イカ | ika | Cuttlefish / Squid | |
| カキ | kaki | Oyster | ||
| 牡蠣 | かき | kaki | Oyster | |
| 海老/ 蝦 | えび | ebi | prawn; shrimp | |
| エビ | ebi | prawn; shrimp | ||
| 蟹 | カニ | kani | Crab | |
| タコ | tako | Octopus | ||
| 蛸 / 章魚 | たこ | tako | Octopus | |
| ペンギン | pengin | Penguin | ||
| イルカ | iruka | Dolphin | ||
| 海豚 | いるか | iruka | Dolphin | |
| クジラ | kujira | Whale | ||
| 鯨 | くじら | kujira | Whale | |
| サメ | same | Shark | ||
| 鮫 | さめ | same | Shark | |
| 虫 | むし | mushi | Insect | |
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう | konchuu | Insect / Bug | |
| アリ | ari | Ant | ||
| 蟻 | あり | ari | Ant | |
| カ | ka | mosquito | ||
| 蚊 | か | ka | mosquito | |
| ハエ | hae | fly (an insect) | ||
| 蝿 | はえ | hae | fly (an insect) | |
| ゴキブリ | gokiburi | Cockroach | ||
| カタツムリ | katatsumuri | Snail | ||
| 蝸牛 | かたつむり | katatsumuri | Snail | |
| クモ | kumo | Spider | ||
| 蜘蛛 | くも | kumo | Spider | |
| ムカデ | mukade | Centipede | ||
| 百足 | むかで | mukade | Centipede | |
| ホタル | hotaru | Firefly | ||
| 蛍 | ほたる | hotaru | Firefly | |
| 蝉 | セミ | semi | Cicada | |
| トンボ | tonbo | Dragonfly | ||
| 蜻蛉 | とんぼ | tonbo | Dragonfly | |
| チョウチョウ | chouchou | Butterfly | ||
| 蝶蝶 | ちょうちょう | chouchou | Butterfly | |
| ハヤブサ | hayabusa | Falcon | ||
| 隼 | はやぶさ | hayabusa | Falcon | |
| 狒狒 / 狒々 | ひひ | hihi | Baboon | |
| ヒヒ | hihi | Baboon | ||
| 鼠 | ネズミ | nezumi | Mouse / Rat | |
| 猫 | ねこ | neko | Cat | |
| 子猫 / 小猫 | こねこ | ko neko | Kitten | |
| 犬 | いぬ | inu | Dog | |
| ニワトリ | niwatori | Chicken | ||
| 鶏 | にわとり | niwatori | Chicken | |
| アヒル | ahiru | domestic duck | ||
| 家鴨 | あひる | ahiru | domestic duck | |
|
とり | tori | Bird | |
| スズメ | suzume | Sparrow | ||
| 雀 | すずめ | suzume | Sparrow | |
| ツバメ | tsubame | barn swallow | ||
| 燕 | つばめ | tsubame | barn swallow | |
| ハト | hato | Dove / Pigeon | ||
| 鳩 | はと | hato | pigeon; dove | |
| カラス | karasu | Crow | ||
| 烏 / 鴉 | からす | karasu | Crow |
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