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生き物

Reading

Kana: いきもの
Romaji: ikimono
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Definition

1

living thing; animal

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter

Example Sentences

ネズミは臆病(おくびょう)()(もの)だ。
➥A mouse is a timid creature.
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人間(にんげん)感情(かんじょう)()(もの)である。
➥Man is a creature of emotion.
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植物(しょくぶつ)()(もの)()っていませんね?
➥You don't have any plants or animals, right?
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(ひと)意識(いしき)のある()(もの)だ。
➥Man is a conscious being.
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火星(かせい)には()(もの)がいるだろうか。
➥Is there any life on Mars?
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イルカは(あたま)のよい(あそ)()きな()(もの)だ。
➥The dolphin is an intelligent and playful creature.
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