Meaning of 生き物 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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生き物JLPT 3
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Kana Readingいきもの
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Romajiikimono
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- living thing; animal
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Example Sentences
生き物, いきもの used in context
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王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。
A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
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It's a living being, so of course it shits.
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If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.
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彼は昔、押し入れの中には珍しい生き物が住んでいると彼女に嘘をついたのでした。
He once lied and told her a rare creature lived in her closet.
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If it were not for the sun, every living thing would die.
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All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
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Kanji found in this word
life, genuine, birth
On: セイ, ショウ
Kun: 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
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