animal

龍: dragon

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龍 [龙] lóng

radical 212
: “dragon” radical in Chinese characters

noun
: dragon; imperial; symbol of emperor; (Chinese surname)

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竜 (龍) | たつ tatsu

noun
: dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)
: naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
: promoted rook (shogi)

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竜 | リュウ ryuu or リョウ ryou or ロウ rou

February 2, 2024

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兔: rabbit

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兔 tù

noun
: rabbit, hare

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兎 (兔) | うさぎ usagi

noun
: rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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兎 | と to or ツ tsu

January 21, 2023

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虎: tiger 2022

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虍 hū

radical 141
: stripes of a tiger
: “tiger” radical in Chinese characters
see Tiger

虎 hǔ

noun
: tiger

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虎 | とら tora

noun
: tiger (Panthera tigris)
: (Colloquialism) drunk person

虎冠 | とらかんむり torakanmuri

noun
: kanji “tiger” radical

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虍部 | コ ko

: Radical 141 meaning “tiger” is 1 of 29 Kangxi radicals

January 31, 2022

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牛: ox

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牛 niú

noun | mammals | animals | radical 93
: ox; cow; bull
: (slang) awesome
: (Chinese surname)

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牛 | うし ushi

noun
: cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf;
: (usu. ぎゅう) beef
: {astronomy} Chinese “Ox” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
: (surname) Niu

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ギュウ gyuu

February 11, 2021

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鼠: mouse

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鼠 shǔ

noun | radical 208
: rat; mouse

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鼠 | ねずみ nezumi

noun
: mouse; rat
: dark gray; slate (color)
: Muroidea is a large superfamily of rodents. It includes hamsters, gerbils, true mice and rats, and many other relatives.

鼠 | ねず nezu

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=ソ so

=ショ sho

January 24, 2020

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豬: pig

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豬 [猪] zhū

noun
: hog; pig; swine

豚 tún

: suckling pig

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猪 | い i

noun
: hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig)

猪 | いのしし inoshishi

: wild boar

豚 (tún) | ぶた buta

noun
: pig
: pork
: fatso; fatty (Derogatory)

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猪 | チョ cho

豚 | トン ton

February 4, 2019

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狗: dog

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狗 gǒu

noun
: dog, canis familiaris

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狗 OR 犬 | いぬ inu

noun
: dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
: snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)
: counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

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ク ku、コウ kou

February 15, 2018

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鹿: deer

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鹿 lù

noun | radical
: deer
: family name

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鹿 | しか shika OR か ka

noun
: deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)

鹿 | しし shishi

noun
: (Archaism) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)
: (Abbreviation) hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)

鹿 | かのしし kanoshishi

noun
: deer meat
: (Archaism) deer

鹿 | しかにく shikaniku

noun
: deer meat

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鹿 | ろく roku

: deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)

July 21, 2017

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豦: wild boar

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豦 qú OR jù

: wild boar
: to fight

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none applicable

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キョ kyo
ゴ go

February 25, 2016

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虎: tiger

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虍 hū

radical 141
: stripes of a tiger
: “tiger” radical in Chinese characters