English to Japanese: Learn Animal Words and Phrases in Japanese
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English to Japanese Animal Words and Phrases:
Whether you are learning about Japanese animal words in Japan, taking an online Japanese class, or plan to enrol yourself in Japanese language immersion school, our English to Japanese dictionary is always being updated with new Japanese animal words which makes it an excellent supplement for those trying to learn how to speak Japanese.
View this list of Japanese animal words with translations from: Japanese to English or English to Japanese
(Words in bold added during the last update. Latest additions can also been seen on our Twitter page: LearnJapaneseCL.)
General Animal Words from English to Japanese:
English | Romaji | Hiragana | Kanji |
Animals | Doubutsu | どうぶつ | 動物 |
Zoo | Doubutsuen | どうぶつえん | 動物園 |
Names of the Animals from English to Japanese:
English | Romaji | Hiragana | Katakana | Kanji |
Bear | Kuma | くま | ||
Bird | Tori | とり | 鳥 | |
Camel | Rakuda | らくだ | ||
Cat | Neko | ねこ | 猫 | |
Cow | Ushi | うし | 牛 | |
Deer | Shika | しか | 鹿 | |
Dog | Inu | いぬ | 犬 | |
Dolphin | Iruka | いるか | ||
Dragon | Ryuu | りゅう | 龍 | |
Fish | Sakana | さかな | 魚 | |
Fox | Kitsune | きつね | 狐 | |
Giraffe | Kirin / Jirafu | きりん | ジラフ | |
Guinea Pig | Morumotto | モルモット | ||
Hawk | Taka | |||
Hippopotamus | Kaba | |||
Horse | Uma | うま | 馬 | |
Lion | Shishi / Raion | しし | ライオン | |
Monkey | Saru | さる | 猿 | |
Mouse | Nezumi | ねずみ | ||
Mule | Raba | |||
Octopus | Tako | たこ | 蛸 | |
Pig | Buta | ぶた | 豚 | |
Rabbit / Bunny | Usagi | うさぎ | 兎 | |
Sheep | Hitsuji | ひつじ | 羊 | |
Shrimp | Ebi | えび | 海老 | |
Snake | Hebi | |||
Squirrel | Risu | りす | ||
Tiger | Tora | とら | 虎 | |
Toad | Gama | |||
Turtle | Kame | かめ | 亀 | |
Wolf | Ookami |
English to Japanese Sentences with Animal References:
English | Romaji | Hiragana / Standard Japanese |
My dog is very cute. | Watashi no inu wa totemo kawaii desu. | わたしのいぬはとてもかわいいです。 私の犬はとても可愛いです。 |