Word details

猛獣

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 猛獣.

Dictionary

Entry

猛獣もうじゅうNounFreq #12269
1

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

Examples
原始人はその猛獣を見ておびえた。
The primitive man was frightened at the sign of the beast.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

猛

fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength

11 strokesFrequency 1,301JLPT N1Grade 8

On

モウ

Nanori

たけたけしたける
獣

animal, beast

16 strokesFrequency 1,714JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジュウ

Kun

けものけだもの

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