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両生類 (りょうせいるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

両りょう生せい類るい

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Meanings

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noun

amphibians; Amphibia

The biological class of amphibians, including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. Used in scientific and everyday contexts.

カエルは両りょう生せい類るいの一いっ種しゅです。
Frogs are a type of amphibian.
両りょう生せい類るいは水みずと陸りくの両りょう方ほうで生せい活かつできる。
Amphibians can live both in water and on land.

Written forms

両りょう生せい類るい
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern Japanese.
両りょう棲せい類るい
Alternate kanji spelling using 棲 (habitat) instead of 生 (life); rarely used.

Kanji

両both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
生life, genuine, birth
類sort, kind, variety
棲live, dwell

Similar words

爬は虫ちゅう類るい
Reptiles; often contrasted with amphibians in biology. Reptiles have scales and lay eggs on land, while amphibians have moist skin and typically need water for reproduction.
哺ほ乳にゅう類るい
Mammals; warm-blooded vertebrates with hair or fur, producing milk for their young. Unlike amphibians, they are fully terrestrial or aquatic but breathe air with lungs.

Etymology

From 両生 (ryōsei, 'both lives' or 'amphibious') + 類 (rui, 'class' or 'category'), referring to animals that live both in water and on land.