Animals and Pets in Japanese

A list of the 30 most common words and phrases related to animals and pets in Japanese with English translations and examples.


33 words in this list

้ญš (sakana) โ†’ Fish

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ“ใฎๅทใซใฏใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎ้ญšใŒใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (There are many fish in this river.)

้ฆฌ (uma) โ†’ Horse

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผใฏ้ฆฌใซไน—ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚ (He likes riding horses.)

็Šฌ (inu) โ†’ Dog

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏ็Šฌใ‚’้ฃผใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (I have a dog.)

่ฑš (buta) โ†’ Pig

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใใฎ่ฑšใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๅคชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ (That pig is very fat.)

ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆ (petto) โ†’ Pet

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใŸใกใฏ็Œซใ‚’ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใจใ—ใฆ้ฃผใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (We have a cat as a pet.)

ๆฐด (mizu) โ†’ Water

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็Šฌใซๆฐดใ‚’้ฃฒใพใ›ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ (Please give water to the dog to drink.)

้ณดใ (naku) โ†’ To make a sound (for animals)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้ณฅใŒ้ณดใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (The bird is chirping.)

็Œซ (neko) โ†’ Cat

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็ŒซใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚ (She likes cats.)

็Œฟ (saru) โ†’ Monkey

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใฎ็Œฟใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ใŠใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ใ„ใ€‚ (That monkey is very funny.)

็‹ผ (ookami) โ†’ Wolf

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็‹ผใฏใจใฆใ‚‚่ณขใ„ๅ‹•็‰ฉใงใ™ใ€‚ (Wolves are very intelligent animals.)

้ผ  (nezumi) โ†’ Mouse

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใใฎ้ผ ใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๅฐใ•ใ„ใ€‚ (That mouse is very small.)

ๆ•ฃๆญฉ (sanpo) โ†’ Walk (with a pet)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใŸใกใฏ็Šฌใจไธ€็ท’ใซๆ•ฃๆญฉใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ (We walk with our dog.)

ๅŒป่€… (isha) โ†’ Veterinarian

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใŸใกใฏ็Šฌใ‚’็ฃๅŒปใซ้€ฃใ‚Œใฆ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ (We took our dog to the vet.)

้‡Ž็”Ÿ (yasei) โ†’ Wild

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใƒฉใ‚คใ‚ชใƒณใฏ้‡Ž็”Ÿใฎๅ‹•็‰ฉใงใ™ใ€‚ (Lions are wild animals.)

้ฃ›ใถ (tobu) โ†’ To fly

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้ณฅใŒ็ฉบใ‚’้ฃ›ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (The bird is flying in the sky.)

็‰› (ushi) โ†’ Cow

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ“ใฎ็‰›ใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๅคงใใ„ใ€‚ (This cow is very big.)

่›‡ (hebi) โ†’ Snake

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ่›‡ใŒๆ€–ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ (I'm scared of snakes.)

้คŒ (esa) โ†’ Food (for animals)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏ้ญšใซ้คŒใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ (I feed the fish.)

ๅฏๆ„›ใ„ (kawaii) โ†’ Cute

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใใฎๅญ็Œซใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๅฏๆ„›ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ (That kitten is very cute.)

ไบกใใชใ‚‹ (nakunaru) โ†’ To pass away (for pets)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใŸใกใฏ็Šฌใ‚’ไบกใใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ (We lost our dog.)

้ณฅ (tori) โ†’ Bird

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใฎ้ณฅใฏ็พŽใ—ใ„ใ€‚ (That bird is beautiful.)

็พŠ (hitsuji) โ†’ Sheep

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใฎ็พŠใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ„ใ€‚ (That sheep is very cute.)

็Šฌ็จฎ (inu shu) โ†’ Dog breed

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏๆŸด็ŠฌใŒๅฅฝใใช็Šฌ็จฎใงใ™ใ€‚ (Shiba Inu is my favorite dog breed.)

่ถ (chou) โ†’ Butterfly

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใฎ่ถใฏใจใฆใ‚‚็พŽใ—ใ„ใ€‚ (That butterfly is very beautiful.)

็—…ๆฐ— (byouki) โ†’ Illness

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็ŠฌใŒ็—…ๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ (The dog got sick.)

่ตฐใ‚‹ (hashiru) โ†’ To run

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็ŠฌใŒๅ…ฌๅœ’ใง่ตฐใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (The dog is running in the park.)

ๅ…Ž (usagi) โ†’ Rabbit

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏๅ…Žใฎใฌใ„ใใ‚‹ใฟใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (I have a stuffed rabbit.)

่™ซ (mushi) โ†’ Insect

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ่™ซใŒ่‹ฆๆ‰‹ใงใ™ใ€‚ (I don't like insects.)

้ฃผใ† (kau) โ†’ To keep (as a pet)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใŸใกใฏ็Šฌใ‚’้ฃผใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (We have a dog.)

ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌ (toire) โ†’ Toilet (for pets)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็Œซ็”จใฎใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ (I bought a litter box for my cat.)

ใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใใ† (kawaisou) โ†’ Pitiful, poor (for animals)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใใฎ็Šฌใฏใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใใ†ใช็Šถๆ…‹ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ (The dog was in a pitiful state.)

ๆณณใ (oyogu) โ†’ To swim

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้ญšใŒๅทใงๆณณใ„ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (The fish are swimming inthe river.)

็†Š (kuma) โ†’ Bear

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใฎ็†Šใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๅคงใใ„ใ€‚ (That bear is very big.)

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