JLPT N3 · Noun

生物 (seibutsu)

生物 (せいぶつ, seibutsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “living thing; organism”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいぶつ
Romaji: seibutsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

living thing; organism; creature; life · noun
biology · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

地球以外の天体に生物はいますか。

Is there life on other worlds?

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

Kanji in 生物

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 1379430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.