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Animals
| English | Romaji | Kanji | Kana |
| animals | doubutsu | 動物 | どうぶつ |
| bear | kuma | 熊 | くま |
| bird | tori | 鳥 | とり |
| cat | neko | 猫 | ねこ |
| cow | ushi | 牛 | うし |
| crane | tsuru | 鶴 | つる |
| dog | inu | 犬 | いぬ |
| dolphin | iruka | いるか | |
| duck, domestic | ahiru | あひる | |
| duck, wild | kamo | かも | |
| elephant | zou | 象 | ぞう |
| fish | sakana | 魚 | さかな |
| fox | kitsune | 狐 | きつね |
| frog | kaeru | かえる | |
| giraffe | kirin | きりん | |
| goat | yagi | やぎ | |
| goose | gachou | がちょう | |
| horse | uma | 馬 | うま |
| kitten | koneko | 子猫 | こねこ |
| lion | raion | ライオン | |
| monkey | saru | 猿 | さる |
| mouse | nezumi | ねずみ | |
| octopus | tako | たこ | |
| pig | buta | 豚 | ぶた |
| raccoon | araiguma | あらいぐま | |
| raccoon-dog | tanuki | 狸 | たぬき |
| rat | oonezumi | おおねずみ | |
| seal | azarashi | あざらし | |
| shark | same | さめ | |
| sheep | hitsuji | 羊 | ひつじ |
| snake | hebi | 蛇 | へび |
| squid | ika | いか | |
| squirrel | risu | りす | |
| tiger | tora | 虎 | とら |
| turtle | kame | 亀 | かめ |
| whale | kujira | くじら | |
| wolf | ookami | 狼 | おおかみ |
| zebra | shimauma | しまうま |
| Only the animals that are commonly written in kanji have been given their kanji on this page. Many times animal names are written in katakana instead of kanji or hiragana. |