Word details

肉食獣

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 肉食獣.

Dictionary

Entry

肉食獣にくしょくじゅうNounFreq #18229
1

carnivore; carnivorous animal

Examples
ニューギニア島には、大型の肉食獣がいなかったためです。
That's because there weren't any large carnivores in New Guinea.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

meat

6 strokesFrequency 986JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ニク

Kun

しし

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

animal, beast

16 strokesFrequency 1,714JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジュウ

Kun

けものけだもの

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