Theme guide
Animals vocabulary for Japanese learners, built around one clear everyday scene.
Use this guide to understand the 動物 theme before opening the card, story, word, and spelling modes. The same vocabulary stays connected across images, pronunciation, translations, and reading context for the en to ja learning path.
Theme vocabulary
Use this page as a quick reference for Animals in Japanese. It gathers common Animals vocabulary with pronunciation, translation, images, examples, and short reading context.
Scan the full theme first, then review the vocabulary list, example sentences, and short reading. Use spelling practice when you are ready to turn recognition into active recall.
ねこ
cat
いぬ
dog
とり
bird
さかな
fish
うさぎ
rabbit
うま
horse
うし
cow
ひつじ
sheep
ぶた
pig
かも
duck
らいおん
lion
ぞう
elephant
とら
tiger
くま
bear
さる
monkey
きりん
giraffe
しまうま
zebra
やぎ
goat
Start with words such as cat, dog, bird, fish, rabbit, then review pronunciation, translations, and examples for each item.
Open the word list for Animals in Japanese to compare the theme name, related words, pronunciation, and example sentences.
cat is shown as 猫 in this theme, with pronunciation and example sentences on the word card.
Beginners should learn the high-frequency words first, then use the short passage and spelling practice to move from recognition to recall.