Animals words in Japanese - Vocabulary List, Picture Dictionary and Quiz

Illustrations of the Animals words featured in the Animals word list

A wide range of animals names, including wild animals, animals common as pets, animals that can be seen at the zoo and sea animals.

Here you can find a vocabulary list, picture dictionary and quiz with 89 animals words in Japanese. The vocabulary is great for teaching elementary school students, middle school student or any beginner level.

Use the resources for learning new Japanese animals words or reviewing vocabulary. To listen to the audio of the vocabulary pronunciation click the audio icon.

The animals words can also be filtered to show smaller word lists Animals at the Zoo and Pets.

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Animals Vocabulary List with Audio Pronunciation 🦁 - Japanese Vocabulary with Pictures and English Meanings

  • アリant
  • エビshrimp
  • カニcrab
  • カバhippopotamus
  • カモduck
  • クマbear
  • クモspider
  • サイrhinoceros
  • サメshark
  • タコoctopus
  • タコsquid
  • ハエfly
  • ハチbee
  • ヤギgoat
  • リスsquirrel
  • ワニcrocodile
  • たぬきraccoon
  • ひょうleopard
  • りゅうdragon
  • イルカdolphin
  • ウサギrabbit
  • オウムparrot
  • カエルfrog
  • キツネfox
  • キリンgiraffe
  • クジラwhale
  • コアラkoala
  • ゴリラgorilla
  • サソリscorpion
  • トカゲlizard
  • ネズミrat
  • ネズミmouse
  • パンダpanda
  • ミミズworm
  • ラクダcamel
  • かわうそotter
  • こうもりbat
  • こおろぎcricket
  • ふくろうowl
  • アザラシseal
  • アナグマbadger
  • アルパカllama
  • イノシシboar
  • クジャクpeacock
  • シマウマzebra
  • スカンクskunk
  • ドードーdodo
  • バイソンbison
  • ビーバーbeaver
  • プードルpoodle
  • ペンギンpenguin
  • マンモスmammoth
  • ライオンlion
  • かたつむりsnail
  • なまけものsloth
  • カンガルーkangaroo
  • ハムスターhamster
  • ハリネズミhedgehog
  • フラミンゴflamingo
  • ユニコーンunicorn
  • ロブスターlobster
  • オランウータンorangutan
  • ホッキョクグマpolar bear
  • 七面鳥(しちめんちょう)turkey
  • (かめ)tortoise
  • (ぞう)elephant
  • 去勢牛(きょせいぎゅう)ox
  • 微生物(びせいぶつ)microbe
  • 毛虫(けむし)caterpillar
  • (うし)cow
  • (いぬ)dog
  • (おおかみ)wolf
  • (ねこ)cat
  • (さる)monkey
  • 甲虫類(こうちゅうるい)beetle
  • 白鳥(はくちょう)swan
  • (ひつじ)sheep
  • (とら)tiger
  • てんとう虫(てんとうむし)ladybug
  • ()mosquito
  • (へび)snake
  • (ちょう)butterfly
  • (ぶた)pig
  • (うま)horse
  • (さかな)fish
  • (とり)bird
  • (にわとり)chicken
  • 鹿(しか)deer
  • 黒猫(くろねこ)black cat

Japanese Animals Vocabulary Quiz

Interactive Japanese animals vocabulary quiz for learning and reviewing Japanese vocabulary. Try the quiz with all animals words, or choose a smaller collection. Choose the correct word to match the picture flashcard. At the end of the quiz you can review the answers to learn new words. Press start to begin!