Japanese Animal Vocabulary for Kids

31 flashcards · Beginner · Language Learning

Fun, kid-friendly Japanese animal words — pets, farm animals, wild animals, and sea creatures and birds — each with simple Japanese, romaji pronunciation, an easy example sentence, and native-speaker audio.

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犬

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Pets

Dog

犬

Pronunciation

inu

What you'll learn

Japanese words for pets like dog, cat, and rabbit
Farm animal words like cow, horse, pig, and chicken
Wild and zoo animals like lion, elephant, and giraffe
Sea animals and birds like fish, dolphin, turtle, and penguin
A short, simple example sentence for every animal
Correct pronunciation from native-speaker audio on every card

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Pets · 5

犬/ inu /: Dog
猫/ neko /: Cat
うさぎ/ usagi /: Rabbit
ハムスター/ hamusutā /: Hamster
きんぎょ/ kingyo /: Goldfish

Farm Animals · 8

牛/ ushi /: Cow
馬/ uma /: Horse
豚/ buta /: Pig
にわとり/ niwatori /: Chicken
ひつじ/ hitsuji /: Sheep
やぎ/ yagi /: Goat
あひる/ ahiru /: Duck
ひよこ/ hiyoko /: Chick (baby chicken)

Wild Animals · 9

ライオン/ raion /: Lion
ぞう/ zō /: Elephant
とら/ tora /: Tiger
さる/ saru /: Monkey
くま/ kuma /: Bear
きりん/ kirin /: Giraffe
しまうま/ shimauma /: Zebra
パンダ/ panda /: Panda
きつね/ kitsune /: Fox

Sea Animals & Birds · 9

魚/ sakana /: Fish
いるか/ iruka /: Dolphin
くじら/ kujira /: Whale
かめ/ kame /: Turtle
たこ/ tako /: Octopus
かに/ kani /: Crab
とり/ tori /: Bird
ペンギン/ pengin /: Penguin
ふくろう/ fukurō /: Owl