生き物

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
生 物
い
Grade: 1 		もの
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

生き (iki, stem of 生きる (ikiru, “to live”)) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”)

Pronunciation

Noun

生(い)き物(もの) • (ikimono) 

  1. Synonym of 生物 (seibutsu, “organism; life form”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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