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vocabulary ../Food and Drink/ ../Sushi/ Mammals begin アルパカ Alpaca loan word from the American Spanish word alpaca オポッサム Australian Possum loan word from the English word opossum 蝙蝠 こうもり Bat individually both kanji mean bat but are read differently 熊 くま Bear ビーバー Beaver loan word from the French derived English word beaver 駱駝 らくだ Camel white horse (駱) hunchback (駝) 猫 ねこ Cat チンチラ Chinchilla loan word from the Spanish word chinchilla ハナグマ Coatimundi nose (ハナ) bear (グマ) 牛 うし Cow also used for ox コヨーテ Coyote loan word from the American Spanish word coyote 鹿 しか Deer デグー loan word from the South American word degu 犬 いぬ Dog 海豚 いるか Dolphin sea (海) pig (豚). When written in kana, katakana is commonly used. 驢馬 兎馬 ろば うさぎうま Donkey donkey (驢) horse (馬) or rabbit (兎) horse (馬) 儒艮 じゅごん Dugong loan word from the Latin word dugong 象 ぞう Elephant 鼬 いたち Ferret 狐 きつね Fox 砂鼠 すなねずみ Gerbil sand (すな) mouse (ねずみ) 麒麟 きりん Giraffe 山羊 やぎ Goat mountain (山) sheep (羊) ゴリラ Gorilla ウッドチャック Groundhog loan word from the English words wood chuck モルモット Guinea pig loan word from the French word marmotte ハムスター Hamster loan word from the German word hamster 針鼠 or 蝟 はりぬずみ Hedgehog needle ( ハリ) mouse (ネズミ) 河馬 かば Hippopotamus river (河) horse (馬) 馬 うま Horse キンカジュー Kinkajou loan word from the Indian word kinkajou, meaning honey bear 子猫 / 仔猫 こねこ Kitten child (子 / 仔) cat (猫) 獅子 ライオン しし Lion loan word from Chinese (Shizi) loan word from the English lion ラマ Llama loan word from the Spanish word llama 海牛  かいぎゅう Manatee ocean (海) cow (牛) ミンク Mink loan word from the English word mink 猿 さる Monkey 鼠 ねずみ Mouse 川獺 / 獺 かわうそ Otter パンダ ぱんだ Panda loan word from the French word panda 豚 ぶた Pig 北極熊  ほっきょくぐま Polar bear 北極= North Pole, 熊= Bear 子犬 / 仔犬 こいぬ Puppy child (子 / 仔) dog (犬) 兎 うさぎ Rabbit also used for hare or coney 洗熊 あらいぐま Raccoon to wash (洗う) bear (熊) 狸 たぬき Raccoon dog 溝鼠 ラット どぶねずみ   Rat ditch (どぶ) mouse (ねずみ) ラット is a loan word from the English rat and used more commonly than どぶねずみ レッサーパンダ Red panda ressa is the loan word for the English word lesser and panda from the French panda 犀 さい Rhinoceros 海豹 あざらし Seal 海 (sea) 豹(panther) 海驢 あしか Sea lion 海 (sea) 驢 (donkey). When written in kana, katakana is commonly used. 羊 ひつじ Sheep コモリネズミ Short tailed opossum コモリ (komori) ネズミ (mouse) スカンク Skunk loan word from the English word skunk 栗鼠 りす Squirrel chestnut (栗) mouse (鼠) 虎 とら Tiger 袋鼠 ふくろねずみ Virginia opossum sack/bag (袋) mouse (鼠). The English loan word ポッサム (possamu) is often used 鼬 いたち Weasel 鯨 クジラ Whale when written in kana, katakana is commonly used 狼 おおかみ Wolf クズリ Wolverine 縞馬 しまうま Zebra stripe (縞) horse (馬) end Birds begin 鳥 とり Bird 金糸雀 かなりあ / かなりや Canary 鶏 にわとり Chicken (domestic) 鶴 つる Crane 鵜 う Cormorant 烏 / 鴉 からす Crow (or raven) 郭公 かっこう Cuckoo 家鴨 あひる Duck (domestic) family/house (家) wild duck (鴨) 鴨 かも Duck (wild) 鷲 わし Eagle エミュー Emu loan word from the Portuguese word emu フラミンゴ Flamingo 鵞鳥 がちょう Goose goose (鵞) bird (鳥) 鷹 たか Hawk (or falcon) 燕 つばめ Swallow 鴕鳥 だちょう Ostrich ostrich (鴕) bird (鳥) 鸚哥 いんこ  Parakeet writtin in Katakana インコ。 source (my 日本語のせんせい。) 雉子 / 雉 きじ Pheasant 鳩 はと Pigeon (or dove) 鷗(鴎) かもめ Seagull 雲雀 ひばり Skylark cloud (雲) sparrow (雀) 雀 すずめ Sparrow 七面鳥 しちめんちょう Turkey seven faces (七面) bird (鳥) 禿鷹 はげたか Vulture baldness (禿) hawk (鷹) end Reptiles, fish and other sea life begin 鰐 わに Alligator (or crocodile) 鯉 こい Carp 蟹 かに Crab 龍 / 竜 りゅう / たつ Dragon both 龍 and 竜 can be read as either ryuu or tatsu 鰻 うなぎ Eel 魚 さかな (or うお) Fish 蛙 かえる Frog イグアナ Iguana loan word from the Spanish word iguana 金魚 きんぎょ Goldfish gold (金) fish (魚) 水母 / 海月 くらげ Jellyfish water (水) mother (母) or sea (海) moon (月) コモドドラゴン Komodo dragon loan word from the Indonesian island Komodo and the English word dragon 蛸 / 章魚 たこ Octopus when written in kana, katakana is commonly used 海獣 かいじゅう Sea animal sea (海) animal (獣) 海牛 うみうし Sea slug sea (海) cow (牛). More commonly written using kana (katakana) instead of kanji 鮫 さめ Shark 海老 / 蝦 えび Shrimp 蝸牛 かたつむり,or でんでんむし,or かぎゅう Snail snail (蝸) cow (牛). 蝸牛 can be read in all three ways and still mean snail 蛇 へび Snake (or serpent) 伊勢海老 いせえび Spiny lobster Ise (伊勢) shrimp (蝦) 墨魚 ぼくぎょ Squid ink (墨) fish (魚). 鮪 まぐろ Tuna 亀 かめ Turtle (or tortoise) end Insects begin 虫 / 昆虫 むし / こんちゅう Insect 害虫 がいちゅう Harmful insects 益虫 えきちゅう Beneficial insects 兜虫 / 甲虫 かぶとむし Beetle lit. headpiece (兜) insect (虫) 鍬形虫 くわがたむし Stag beetle lit. Hoe-shape insect 蟋蟀 こおろぎ Cricket 蚊 か Mosquito 蠍 さそり Scorpion 蜘蛛 くも Spider 蝶 ちょう Butterfly 蛍 ほたる Firefly 蟻 あり Ant 蛾 が Moth 蟷螂 かまきり Mantis 蜚蠊 ごきぶり Cockroach 蜻蛉 とんぼ Dragonfly 蜜蜂 みつばち Bee 雀蜂 / 胡蜂 すずめばち Hornet 団子虫 だんごむし Pillbug lit. dumpling insect 草鞋虫 わらじむし Sow bug lit. Waraji insect 蚯蚓 みみず Earthworm 蠅 / 蝿 はえ Fly 天道虫 てんとうむし Ladybug lit. insect of path in the heavens 蟬 / 蝉 せみ Cicada end deep es:Japonés/Vocabulario/Animales fr:Japonais/Vocabulaire/Animaux