Every animals word on the JLPT lists with its reading and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Japanese.
Animal words in Japanese: pets, farm animals, wild animals, birds, fish and insects, as they appear on the JLPT vocabulary lists, each with its reading and meaning.
In Lock&Learn Japanese these words sit in their level packs (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N3, JLPT N2 and more), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence. JLPT N5 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
Type to filter by word, reading or meaning. Flashcards hides the reading and the meaning until you tap a row; Shuffle deals the list in a new order.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ็ฌ | ใใฌ | dog | JLPT N5 | ๅ ฌๅใซ็ฌใใใพใใใใใใใซใใฌใใใพใใThere is a dog in the park. |
| ้ญ | ใใใช | fish | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏ้ญใ้ฃในใพใใใใใใฏใใใชใใในใพใใI eat fish. |
| ๅ็ฉ | ใฉใใถใค | animal | JLPT N5 | ๅ็ฉใๅฅฝใใงใใใฉใใถใคใใใใงใใI like animals. |
| ้ณฅ | ใจใ | bird | JLPT N5 | ๅบญใซ้ณฅใใใพใใใซใใซใใจใใใใใพใใThere is a bird in the garden. |
| ็ซ | ใญใ | cat | JLPT N5 | ็ซใๅบญใซใใพใใใญใใใซใใซใใพใใThere is a cat in the garden. |
| ใใใ | pet animal | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏใใใใ้ฃผใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใฏใบใฃใจใใใฃใฆใใพใใI have a pet. | |
| ๅฐ้ณฅ | ใใจใ | small bird | JLPT N4 | |
| ่ซ | ใใ | insect, bug | JLPT N4 | |
| ็ฟ | ใใ | monkey | JLPT N3 | |
| ้ญ | ใใ | fish (ใใใช / ใใ) | JLPT N3 | |
| ๅ | ใใใ | rabbit | JLPT N3 | |
| ็ | ใใ | cow | JLPT N3 | |
| ้ฆฌ | ใใพ | horse | JLPT N3 | |
| ๅฐพ | ใ | animal tail | JLPT N3 | |
| ่ฑก | ใใ | an elephant | JLPT N3 | |
| ่ | ใจใ | tiger | JLPT N3 | |
| ้ผ | ใญใใฟ | mouse | JLPT N3 | |
| ใใฃใฝ | animal tail | JLPT N2 | ||
| ๆ่ซ | ใใใกใ ใ | an insect | JLPT N1 | |
| ็ฃ | ใใ ใใฎ | beast, wild animal | JLPT N1 | |
| ็ฃ | ใใใฎ | wild animal beast | JLPT N1 | |
| ๅด | ใใกใฐใ | bird beak | JLPT N1 | |
| ้ฆ่ผช | ใใณใ | collar (for an animal); choker; necklace | JLPT N1 | |
| ่ถ | ใกใใ | butterfly | JLPT N1 | |
| ่ง | ใคใฎ | animal horn | JLPT N1 | |
| ๆธกใ้ณฅ | ใใใใฉใ | migratory bird | JLPT N1 | |
| ้ | ใใ | female animal | JLPT N1 | |
| ้ | ใฒใช | a young bird | JLPT N1 |
Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The table lists the 28 animal words on the JLPT vocabulary lists with their readings and meanings. Beginner-level animals come first, each with a real example sentence.
6 from JLPT N5, 2 from JLPT N4, 9 from JLPT N3, 1 from JLPT N2, 10 from JLPT N1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, reading and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. Enable the level packs these words come from (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N3 and more). A word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: JLPT N5 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.