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Animal Names Vocabulary List

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JAPANESE ANIMAL NAMES

1 minute Japanese: Basic animal names in Japanese

A
alligator - ワニwani || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael
ant - アリ ari
armadillo - アルマジロarumajiro || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael

N
Nautilus - オウムガイ oumugai || THANKS TO Uichee (Vijay)!
Newt - イモリ imori || THANKS TO Alan Mogi!
Nightingale - サヨナキドリ or ナイチンゲール sayonakidori or naichinge-ru || THANKS TO Uichee (Vijay)!

B
bat - こうもり koumori || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael
bear - 熊 kuma
birds - 鳥 tori
birdschicken - ニワトリ niwa tori
birdscrane - 鶴 tsuru
birdseagle - 鷲 washi
birdshawk - 鷹 taka
birdsowl - フクロウ fukurou
birdssparrow - スズメ suzume
birdsstork - コウノトリ kou no tori
birdsswan - 白鳥 haku chou

O
Octopus - 蛸 tako || THANKS TO Alan Mogi!
Orangutan - オランウータン oranu-tan || THANKS TO Uichee (Vijay)!
Otter   -川獺 kawauso || THANKS TO Alan Mogi!


Oriole - コウライウグイス kouraiugaisu || THANKS TO Uichee (Vijay)!
Ostrich - ダチョウ dachou || THANKS TO Uichee (Vijay)!
Otter - 川獺 kawauso || THANKS TO Uichee (Vijay)!
Owl - フクロウ fukurou || THANKS TO Uichee (Vijay)!

C
cat - 猫 neko more...
camel - ラクダ rakuda
cow - 牛 ushi
crab - カニ kani
crow - からす karasu || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael

P
panda - パンダ panda || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael
penguin - ペンギン pengin || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael
pig - 豚 buta
polar (white) bear - 白熊 shiro kuma

D
dinosaurs - 恐竜 kyou ryuu
dog - 犬 inu
dolphin - イルカ iruka
donkey - ロバ roba
dragon - 竜 ryuu
duck - アヒル ahiru || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael

Q
quail - 鶉 uzura

E
elephant - 象 zou

R
rabbit - ウサギ usagi
rat / mouse - ネズミ nezumi
rhino - サイ sai

F

fox - 狐 kitsune || THANKS TO Fox D. Nights
frog - カエル kaeru
firefly - 蛍 hotaru || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael
fish - 魚 sakana
fishcarp - こい koi
fishgoldfish - 金魚 kin gyo
fishshark - サメ same
fishwhale - 鯨 kujira

S
scorpion - さそり sasori || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael
sheep - 羊 hitsuji
skunk - スカンク sukanku
snake - 蛇 hebi
snail - 蝸牛 katatsumuri || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael
squid - イカ ika || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael

G
giraffe - キリン kirin
goat - ヤギ yagi
Godzilla - ゴジラ gojira
gorilla - ゴリラ gorira

T
tiger - トラ tora
turtle - 亀 kame

H
hamster - ハムスター hamusuta-
hippo - カバ kaba
horse - 馬 uma

U
unicorn - 一角獣 ikkakujuu

I
insects - 虫 mushi
fishbee - 蜂 hachi
fishbeetle - カブトムシ kabutomushi
fishbutterfly - 蝶々 chou chou
fishcricket - コオロギ koorogi
fishmosquito - か ka
fishwasp - スズメバチ suzumebachi
fishworm - ミミズ mimizu

V
Vulture - はげたけ hagetake || THANKS to Ulrike

J
jaguar - ジャガー jaga-

W
wild boar - 猪 inoshishi
wolf - 狼 ookami

K
kangaroo - カンガルー kangaru-
koala - コアラ koara

X
　

L
lamb - 子羊 kohitsuji
lion - ライオン raion
leopard - ヒョウ hyou

Y
yak - ヤク yaku

M
mouse / rat - ネズミ nezumi
monkey - 猿 saru
moth - 蛾 ga || THANKS TO Tenshi Rafael
mule / donkey - ロバ roba

Z
zebra - シマウマ shima uma
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