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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