Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 動植物(どうしょくぶつ) in Japanese

動植物
Kana Reading
どうしょくぶつ
Romaji
dōshokubutsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    plants and animals; flora and fauna
    Example sentence
    破壊結果毎日50種類野生の動植物消滅していると見積られている。 It has been estimated that, as a result of the destruction, fifty species of wildlife are disappearing from the earth each day.

Examples of 動植物, どうしょくぶつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

12 strokes

plant

On'Yomi: ショク

Kun'Yomi: う.える, う.わる

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

thing, object, matter

On'Yomi: ブツ, モツ

Kun'Yomi: もの, もの-

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

On'Yomi: ドウ

Kun'Yomi: うご.く, うご.かす

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