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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

獣けもの

kemono

beast, animal

It can also be read けだもの. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 他たの一面いちめんは、全体ぜんたいが白しろく、大おおきな目玉めだま、はねあがったひげ、大おおきくとがった耳みみから人間にんげんというより獣けものの印象いんしょう。

    The other seems more beast than human because of its white color overall, big eyes, turned-up mustache and big pointed ears.

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

  2. こんな状態じょうたいなのに律令りつりょうの規定きていを適用てきようして処罰しょばつしたりするのは、まるで獣けものを罠わなにかけるようなものだ。

    Punishing people by applying Ritsuryo codes to them, even under such circumstances, is almost like setting traps for animals.'

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

  3. 材質ざいしつは、伝統的でんとうてきには革かわ、木き、獣けものの角つの、布ぬの、金属きんぞくなどであるが、現代げんだいでは合成樹脂ごうせいじゅしが使つかわれることもある。

    In addition to the traditional materials such as leather, wood, animal horn, cloth and metals, plastics are also used for scabbards these days.

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

Kanji in 獣

  • 獣animal; beastOnジュウKunけもの・けだもの

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