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Definition and Synonyms for 獣
| 1. | 四つ脚 | 自発的な運動に特徴付けられる、生命を持つ有機体 |
| Animate Being | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | |
| Synonyms: | アニマル, 動物, 四つ足, 獣, 獣, 獣畜, 珍獣, 生体, 生物, 生物, 生き物, 生類, 鳥獣 | |
| 2. | 鹿 | オスが固い脱落性の枝角を持つ点でウシ科と区別される |
| Cervid | distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | |
| Synonyms: | 牡鹿, 獣, 鹿, 鹿 | |
| 3. | 鹿 | 大人の雄鹿 |
| Stag | adult male deer | |
| Synonyms: | 牡鹿, 獣, 鹿, 鹿 | |
| 4. | 鹿 | 雄の鹿、特に成熟した雄のアカシカ |
| Stag | a male deer, especially an adult male red deer | |
| Synonyms: | 牡鹿, 獣, 鹿, 鹿 | |
| 5. | 鹿 | 食肉用のシカの肉 |
| Venison | meat from a deer used as food | |
| Synonyms: | 獣, 鹿, 鹿, 鹿肉 |
Meanings for each kanji in 獣
| » | 獣 | animal; beast |
Categories 獣 is a member of
| 1. | 生物 | 独立して行うまたは機能する能力を持つ（またはそのように発達することができる）生き物 |
| Being | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | |
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| 2. | 反芻動物 | 胃が4つ（時に3つ）の区画に分割された様々な反芻を行う有蹄類の総称 |
| Ruminant | any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments | |
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| 3. | アカシカ | 温帯のヨーロッパとアジアすむ一般的な鹿 |
| Elk | common deer of temperate Europe and Asia | |
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| 4. | 野生肉 | 食料に使われる野生動物の肉 |
| Game | the flesh of wild animals that is used for food | |
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| 5. | 様々な哺乳動物の雄の成体（特にシカまたはレイヨウ） | |
| Buck | mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) | |
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Sample Sentences for 獣
原始人はどう猛な獣を見ておびえた。
The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.
人間は、考え、話すことができるという点で、獣と違う。
Men differ from brutes in that they can think and speak.
ライオンが獣の王であるのと同様、鷲は鳥の王である。
As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.
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