How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: animals and plants

Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Japanese.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Animals and plants”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Japanese	English
クマ	bear
ミツバチ	bee
鳥	bird
枝	branch
低木	bush
猫	cat
ヒナギク	daisy
アヒル	duck
ゾウ	elephant
モミ	fir tree
ハエ	fly
カエル	frog
毛	fur
ヤギ	goat
家畜の群れ	herd
角	horn
馬	horse
引き綱	lead
葉	leaf
ライオン	lion
一腹の子	litter of young
ハツカネズミ	mouse
猟犬の群れ	pack
足	paw
豚	pig
ハト	pigeon
植物	plant
獲物	prey
ネズミ	rat
サメ	shark
羊	sheepThe species in general, male or female
ヘビ	snake
クモ	spider
茎	stem
尾	tail
飛ぶ	to fly
カメ	turtle
クジラ	whale
翼	wing
虫	worm

Level 2: medium 35 words

Japanese	English
カバノキ	birch
クロウタドリ	blackbird
サボテン	cactus
ラクダ	camel
コイ	carp
サンゴ	coral
ウナギ	eel
ハヤブサ	falcon
子馬	foal
ガチョウ	goose
ゴリラ	gorilla
ハリネズミ	hedgehog
ひづめ	hoof
幼虫	larva
オオヤマネコ	lynx
たてがみ	mane
雌馬	mare
ナイチンゲール	nightingale
ダチョウ	ostrich
フクロウ	owl
パンダ	panda
オウム	parrot
花粉	pollen
捕食者	predator
子犬	puppy
樹液	sap
鼻づら	snout
リス	squirrel
白鳥	swan
ダニ	tick
花が咲く	to bloom
ハゲワシ	vulture
セイウチ	walrus
スズメバチ	wasp
シマウマ	zebra

Level 3: hard 25 words

Japanese	English
両生類	amphibian
トンボ	dragonfly
シダ	fern
バッタ	grasshopperJumping insect of meadows
草食動物	herbivore
サギ	heron
カバ	hippopotamus
テントウムシ	ladybird
スズラン	lily of the valley
トノサマバッタ	locustSwarming species that forms clouds
タコ	octopus
カワウソ	otter
アシ	reed
爬虫類	reptile
ウニ	sea urchin
スズメ	sparrow
蜂の群れ	swarm
ほえる	to bark
メエと鳴く	to bleat
芽吹く	to bud
モーと鳴く	to moo
引っかく	to scratch
しおれる	to wilt
チューリップ	tulip
イタチ	weasel

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.