I Love Kanji獣 (kemono)
獣 (けもの, kemono) is a Japanese noun meaning “beast; brute”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- けもの
- Romaji
- kemono
- Word class
- Noun
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- beast; brute; animal · noun
Example sentences
世界で、鹿やムースやキジといった野性獣を狩ることは違法とする国が多い。
In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 獣
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 獣.
Source: JMdict entry 1335590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.