🐾 Animals

Japanese animal vocabulary with kanji, kana readings and romaji. Animal words are some of the first nouns Japanese children learn, and their kanji (猫, 犬, 鳥) appear constantly in daily life and place names.

💡 In casual writing, animal names often appear in katakana (ネコ, イヌ) — especially in science and pet contexts. Both readings are worth recognizing.