Animal in Japanese 🇯🇵

どうぶつ info.

Romanized: doubutsu

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
1. Break it down phonetically: "dou" (どう) + "butsu" (ぶつ).
2. Visualize an animal ("doubutsu") on a dojo mat to connect with the "dou" sound.
3. Associate "butsu" with "beats" as in how animals sometimes move in rhythm or follow instincts.

Explanations:
– "どうぶつ" (doubutsu) is the general term for "animal" in Japanese.
– The term is composed of two kanji: 動 (dou), meaning "movement" or "motion", and 物 (butsu), meaning "thing" or "object". Together, they convey "a living being that moves".

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 生き物 (いきもの, ikimono): Living thing/creature
– 獣 (けもの, kemono): Beast (implies a more ferocious or less domesticated animal)

Alternate Meanings like Slang:
– どうぶつ (doubutsu) does not have significant slang variations, but it can colloquially refer to someone with animalistic traits (like being wild or aggressive), though this isn't common.

Examples of Sentences:
1. 動物園でたくさんのどうぶつを見ました。
(Doubutsuen de takusan no doubutsu wo mimaa.)
– I saw many animals at the zoo.

2. 猫や犬はみんな家庭どうぶつです。
(Neko ya inu wa minna katei doubutsu desu.)
– Cats and dogs are all domestic animals.

3. そのどうぶつは夜行性です。
(Sono doubutsu wa yakoisei desu.)
– That animal is nocturnal.

4. 子供たちはどうぶつの話を聞くのが好きです。
(Kodomo-tachi wa doubutsu no hanashi wo kiku no ga suki desu.)
– Children like to listen to stories about animals.

5. どうぶつを保護するために、私たちはもっと努力しなければなりません。
(Doubutsu wo hogo suru tame ni, watashi-tachi wa motto doryoku shinakereba narimasen.)
– We need to make more efforts to protect animals.

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