Japanese symbol for “fauna”
動物誌
どうぶつし
Romaji: doubutsushi
fauna
In Japanese, fauna is 動物誌, read どうぶつし (doubutsushi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n fauna
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fauna”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物相 | どうぶつそう doubutsusou | fauna |
| ファウナ | ファウナ fauna | fauna |
| 動物群 | どうぶつぐん doubutsugun | biota; fauna |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 雑誌 | ざっし zasshi | magazine; journal; periodical |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fauna”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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