Do you want to know how to say dog, cat, bear in Japanese?
It might not be necessary to know animal names in daily life, but your life would be more enjoyable if you know them!
In fact, there are many animal charactors created in Japan.
For example, “Rirakkuma" is a popular bear charactor.
The name is combined the words “relax" and “kuma". “kuma" means “bear" in Japanese.
In this way, you can have more fun if you know the animal names in Japanese!
Here is the list of common animal names in Japanese.
Common Animal 1:
Dog in Japanese
 dog |  Download our app to listen to the human voice |
 イヌ（いぬ・犬）/ inu | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 2:
Cat in Japanese
| cat | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| ネコ（ねこ・猫）/ neko | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 3:
Lion in Japanese
| lion | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| ライオン / raion | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 4:
Bird in Japanese
| bird | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| トリ（とり・鳥） / tori | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 5:
Rabbit in Japanese
| rabbit | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| ウサギ（うさぎ）/ usagi | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 6:
Pig in Japanese
| pig | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| ブタ（ぶた・豚）/ buta | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 7:
Cow in Japanese
| cow | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| ウシ（うし・牛）/ ushi | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 8:
Elephant in Japanese
| elephant | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| ゾウ（ぞう・象）/ zō | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 9:
Horse in Japanese
| horse | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| ウマ（うま・馬）/ uma | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 10:
Monkey in Japanese
| monkey | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| サル（さる・猿）/ saru | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 11:
Bear in Japanese
| bear | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| クマ（くま・熊） / kuma | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 12:
Giraffe in Japanese
| giraffe | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| キリン（きりん）/ kirin | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
Common Animal 13:
Sheep in Japanese
| sheep | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
| ヒツジ（ひつじ・羊）/ hitsuji | Download our app to listen to the human voice |
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