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下等動物

Reading

Kana: かとうどうぶつ
Romaji: katoudoubutsu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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lower animals

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: トウ、 ひと.しい、 など、 -ら
Meanings: etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter

Example Sentence

私達(わたしたち)下等(かとう)動物(どうぶつ)()()(かた)についていろいろと()っている。
➥We have learned much about survival from lower forms of animal life.
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