生物 (せいぶつ, seibutsu) Japanese meaning: living thing

生物 (せいぶつ, seibutsu) Japanese meaning: living thing | Kotomora

Kanji

生いき物ものN3sense 1
生き物 is the warm, everyday word for a living creature, while 生物 is the more formal, scientific term for an organism.
生せい物ぶつ学がく sense 2
生物学 is the full academic term for 'biology', while 生物 is its common abbreviation used in school subject names.
動どう植しょく物ぶつ
生物 is the broader term for all living things, including microorganisms, whereas 動植物 refers specifically to animals and plants.
生せい体たい
生物 is the general term for any living thing or organism, while 生体 specifically emphasizes the living, functioning body itself, often in biological or medical contexts.
クリーチャー
生物 is the neutral, general term for any living organism, while クリーチャー is a loanword used mainly for fantastical or game-related beings.

無む生せい物ぶつN1sense 1
無生物 refers to non-living matter, the direct opposite of 生物, which means a living organism.

生せい物ぶつ学がく
生物学 is the academic discipline of biology, while 生物 just means a living organism or creature.
生なま物ものN2
生物 read せいぶつ means 'living things/organisms', while the same kanji read なまもの means 'raw or perishable food' — the reading changes the meaning entirely.
静せい物ぶつ
生物 is a homophone meaning a living organism or living things, completely different in meaning from 静物, which refers to a stationary object or still-life art.

生せい物ぶつUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and general use.
セイブツUsage<1%

Compound of 生 (life, living) and 物 (thing, object). The reading せいぶつ is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi.