Animals

Basic vocabulary

• cat: 猫, ねこ
• cow
• bird
• dog: 犬,いぬ
• fish: 魚, さかな
• horse
• sheep

Intermediate vocabulary

• elephant
• fox
• goat
• whale: くじら
• wolf

Related words to animals:

• animal: 動物, うぶつ

Examples:

• Cats eat mouses.

....

Notes

• bear vs ant

Kanjis

Jôyô kanjis

By number of strokes:

4 strokes

• 犬,いぬ, wiktionary:犬

11 strokes

• 猫, ねこ: cat, wiktionary:猫
• 魚, さかな: fish
• 亀, かめ: turtle

Non jôyô kanjis

8 strokes

• 狐, きつね : fox, wiktionary:狐

10 strokes

• 狼, : おおかみ : wolf, wiktionary:狼

External links

• http://www.learn-japanese.info/animals.html