Illustration: A child crouches beside a small pond in a Japanese neighborhood nature garden, examining its living inhabitants with a magnifying glass. Reeds, ferns, grasses and water lilies grow around and within the water.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

動どう植しょく物ぶつ

doushokubutsu

plants and animals

Example sentences

  1. 巨椋池は多様な動植物の生息地として、豊かな環境を育み多くの人に恩恵を与えてきた。

    As a habitat to various plants and animals, Ogura-ike Pond has been providing a rich environment being beneficial to people.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 人物じんぶつ、風俗ふうぞく、動植物どうしょくぶつ、妖怪変化ようかいへんげまで約やく4000図ずが描えがかれている。

    Approximately 4,000 sketches were drawn covering figures, customs, animals and plants, and apparitions.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 四季しきの風物ふうぶつや動植物どうしょくぶつ、衣食住いしょくじゅうなどの生活せいかつ、年中行事ねんちゅうぎょうじなどが季節きせつごとにまとめられている。

    Seasonal scenery and customs, animals and plants, daily life such as housing, food, and clothing, and annual events are written season by season.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 動植物

  • 動move; motionOnドウKunうごく・うごかす
  • 植plantOnショクKunうえる・うわる
  • 物thing; objectOnブツ・モツKunもの・もの-

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