JLPT N3 · Noun

生き物 (ikimono)

生き物 (いきもの, ikimono) is a Japanese noun meaning “living thing; living creature”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いきもの
Romaji: ikimono
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

living thing; living creature; animal; life · noun

Example sentences

王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。

A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.

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

Kanji in 生き物

生

life, genuine, birthセイ・ショウ・い.きる・い.かす · 5 strokes

物

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 生き物.

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)生徒せいとpupil先生せんせいteacher誕生日たんじょうびbirthday留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student生まれるうまれるto be born生産せいさんproduction生活せいかつlife生きるいきるto live大学生だいがくせいuniversity student高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard生なまraw芝生しばふlawn

Source: JMdict entry 1378590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.