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Today I will be sharing the Japanese words for animals! If you need to remember how to pronounce things in Japanese you can find it here in video form!
I needed a picture, so I went with this one from a previous wordless Wednesday!
Yeah, I also needed an excuse to show off the cute mousey babies! <3
So! Hajimemasho! (Let’s begin!)
Starting with English and then Japanese!
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Pig | Buta |
| Sheep | Hitsuji |
| Dog | Inu |
| Turtle | Kame |
| Fox | Kitsune |
| Bear | Kuma |
| Mouse | Nezumi |
| Cat | Neko |
| Monkey | Saru |
| Deer | Shika |
| Tiger | Tora |
| Bird | Tori |
| Bunny/Rabbit | Usagi |
| Cow | Ushi |
| Octopus | Tako |
| Lion | Shishi or Raion |
| Dragon | Ryoo |
| Fish | Sakana |
So, which one did you find the easiest? Did you happen to maybe know any of these words?
