Word details

動植物

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 動植物.

Dictionary

Entry

動植物うしょくぶつNounFreq #31176
1

plants and animals; flora and fauna

Examples
破壊の結果、毎日50種類もの野生の動植物が消滅していると見積もられている。
It has been estimated that, as a result of the destruction, fifty species of wildlife are disappearing from the earth each day.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

11 strokesFrequency 73JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ドウ

Kun

うご.くうご.かす

Nanori

るぎ

plant

12 strokesFrequency 699JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ショク

Kun

う.えるう.わる

Nanori

うえ

thing, object, matter

8 strokesFrequency 215JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ブツモツ

Kun

ものもの-

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