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動物界 (doubutsukai) Japanese meaning: Animalia | Kotomora

動どう物ぶつ界かい

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Meanings

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Animalia; animal kingdom

Scientific term for the biological kingdom Animalia, used in taxonomy and biology.

動どう物ぶつ界かいは、生せい物ぶつの分ぶん類るいで最もっとも大おおきなグループの一ひとつです

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The animal kingdom is one of the largest groups in the classification of living things.

Kanji

動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter
界world, boundary

Etymology

Compound of 動物 (どうぶつ, 'animal') and 界 (かい, 'kingdom' in biological classification).