動物

どうぶつ

animal

What does 動物 mean?

動物 is a Japanese noun meaning animal in English. It is written as 動物 in kanji, どうぶつ in hiragana, and doubutsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私はその動物の名前を知っている。

I know the name of this animal.