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Japanese Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some Japanese words related to animals.

Main Terms

Below is a table with some of the most common Japanese words related to animals.

Japanese	Pronunciation	English
犬	inu	dog
猫	neko	cat
鳥	tori	bird
馬	uma	horse
象	zō	elephant
魚	sakana	fish
蛇	hebi	snake
熊	kuma	bear
狐	kitsune	fox
猿	saru	monkey
鹿	shika	deer
鶏	tori	chicken
鯨	kujira	whale
虎	tora	tiger

Useful Phrases

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above:

• 犬が好きですか？(inu ga suki desu ka?) – Do you like dogs?
• はい、犬が大好きです！(hai, inu ga daisuki desu!) – Yes, I love dogs!
• 猫はどう思いますか？(neko wa dō omoimasu ka?) – What do you think about cats?
• 猫はとてもかわいいと思います！(neko wa totemo kawaii to omoimasu!) – I think cats are very cute!
• 鳥を見ましたか？(tori o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a bird?
• はい、鳥が木の上で歌っていました！(hai, tori ga ki no ue de utatte imashita!) – Yes, a bird was singing in the tree!
• 馬を乗りましたか？(uma o norimashita ka?) – Did you ride a horse?
• いいえ、まだ乗ったことがありません！(iie, mada notta koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't ridden one yet!
• 象を見ましたか？(zō o mimashita ka?) – Did you see an elephant?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!
• 魚を食べましたか？(sakana o tabemashita ka?) – Did you eat fish?
• はい、魚をたくさん食べました！(hai, sakana o takusan tabemashita!) – Yes, I ate a lot of fish!
• 蛇を見ましたか？(hebi o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a snake?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!
• 熊を見ましたか？(kuma o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a bear?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!
• 狐を見ましたか？(kitsune o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a fox?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!
• 猿を見ましたか？(saru o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a monkey?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!
• 鹿を見ましたか？(shika o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a deer?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!
• 鶏を見ましたか？(tori o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a chicken?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!
• 鯨を見ましたか？(kujira o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a whale?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!
• 虎を見ましたか？(tora o mimashita ka?) – Did you see a tiger?
• いいえ、まだ見たことがありません！(iie, mada mita koto ga arimasen!) – No, I haven't seen one yet!

Related Lessons

• Animals
• Birds
• Fish
• Insects
• Mammals