生き物 (いきもの) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "living thing, animal" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

いきもの

生き物

N

LIVING THING, ANIMAL (animal)

せい生 • LIFE

ぶつ物 • THING

A thing (物) that has life (生) is a living thing.

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Kanji Inside 生き物 (living thing, animal)

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先生 N

せんせい

teacher, doctor

生きる V

いきる

生地 N

きじ

生じる V

しょうじる

to produce, to yield, to result from, to arise, to be generated, to yield, to result from, to arise, to be generated

食物 N

しょくもつ

food, foodstuff

建物 N

たてもの

飲み物 N

のみもの

物 N

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