Word

獣

けもの
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Noun

    beast; brute; animal

  2. Noun

    animal with human characteristics

In Spanish

  1. bestia; bruto; bestia; fiera

Other readings
けだもの、じゅう、ケモノ、ケダモノ

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 人間にんげんは、考かんがえ、話はなすことができるという点てんで、獣けだものと違ちがう。

    Men differ from brutes in that they can think and speak.

    Tatoeba #144332(opens in a new tab)
  • 原始人はどう猛な獣を見ておびえた。

    The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.

    Tatoeba #175007(opens in a new tab)

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