► 成句
生きとし生けるもの [(6)いきとしいけるもの] [liter] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ 生きとし生けるもの全てを大切に ⇨ Treat every living thing with care
► 名詞
生き物 [(3)いきもの] meaning: animal rank: 1
☆ 生き物を殺すのは食べ物のためでも気分が良くない ⇨ It doesn’t feel good to kill animals even if they are for food (☛ Anything with life)
動物 [どうぶつ] meaning: animal rank: 1
☆ 彼女は動物が大好きだ ⇨ She loves animals
☆ 野生動物 ⇨ Wild animals
狸 [(1)たぬき] meaning: animal rank: 2
☆ 狸は日本の昔話では変身する力があるとされている ⇨ In Japanese folktales racoon dogs possess the power to shapeshift (☛ Racoon dogs.)
獣 [けもの] meaning: animal rank: 3
☆ 人間と獣の違い ⇨ The difference between humans and beasts (☛ Especially larger carnivorous mammals)
猪 [(3)いのしし] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ 猪 ⇨ A wild boar
家畜 [かちく] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ 家畜の世話には休みが無い ⇨ There is no break from taking care of livestock
獣 [けだもの] [liter] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ 彼女を輪姦した獣達 ⇨ The animals who gangraped her (☛ Usually used figuratively for despicable humans)
犀 [(1)さい] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ サイ ⇨ Rhino
畜生 [(3)ちくしょう] [liter] [contempt] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ この犬畜生が！ ⇨ You beast of a dog!
猛獣 [もうじゅう] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ ライオンは猛獣だ ⇨ The Lion is a fierce animal (☛ Large carnivorous mammals)
野獣 [やじゅう] [liter] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ 彼は野獣に食い殺された ⇨ He was eaten alive by beasts
☆ 美女と野獣 ⇨ Beauty and the beast
► 接尾辞
頭 [とう] meaning: animal rank: 2
☆ 馬が五頭いる ⇨ There are five horses (☛ As a basic rule, animals larger than humans are counted with “頭”)
匹 [ひき] meaning: animal rank: 2
☆ うちには犬が三匹いる (さんびき) ⇨ We have three dogs at home (☛ As a basic rule, animals larger than humans are counted with “匹”, even though big cats are often counted with “匹”. いっぴき, にひき, さんびき, よんひき, ごひき, ろっぴき, ななひき, はっぴき, きゅうひき, じゅっぴき)