JLPT N5 · Noun

動物 (doubutsu)

動物 (どうぶつ, doubutsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “animal”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どうぶつ
Romaji: doubutsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

animal · noun

Example sentences

私はその動物の名前を知っている。

I know the name of this animal.

Tatoeba #159921

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 動物

move, motion, changeドウ・うご.く・うご.かす · 11 strokes

thing, object, matterブツ・モツ・もの・もの- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 動物.

自動車じどうしゃcar運動うんどうexercise動くうごくto move動物園どうぶつえんzoo自動じどうautomatic移動いどうmovement活動かつどうactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)感動かんどうbeing deeply moved emotionally行動こうどうaction異動いどう(personnel) change動詞どうしverb動揺どうようshaking動かすうごかすto move動作どうさmovement (of the body)

Source: JMdict entry 1451470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.