獣 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 獣意味

animal, beast

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獣 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

けもの kemono
けだもの kedamono

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ジュウ juu

Examples

世界で、鹿やムースやキジといった野性獣を狩ることは違法とする国が多い。

In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.

原始人はどう猛な獣を見ておびえた。

The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.

ライオンが獣の王であるのと同様、鷲は鳥の王である。

As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.

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哀 pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

跳 hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck, splash, sputter, snap

匠 artisan, workman, carpenter

垂 droop, suspend, hang, slouch

蛇 snake, serpent, hard drinker