Japanese symbol for “wildlife”
鳥獣
ちょうじゅう
Romaji: choujuu
birds and wild animals; wildlife
In Japanese, wildlife is 鳥獣, read ちょうじゅう (choujuu).
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 birds and wild animals; wildlife
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wildlife”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野生生物 | やせいせいぶつ yaseiseibutsu | wildlife |
| ワイルドライフ | ワイルドライフ wairudoraifu | wildlife |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白鳥 | はくちょう hakuchou | swan (Cygnus spp.) |
| 小鳥 | ことり kotori | small bird; little bird |
| 鳥居 | とりい torii | torii (Shinto shrine archway) |
| 焼き鳥 | やきとり yakitori | yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer |
| 野鳥 | やちょう yachou | wild bird |
| 鳥類 | ちょうるい chourui | birds |
| 野獣 | やじゅう yajuu | wild beast; wild animal; brute |
| 怪獣 | かいじゅう kaijuu | monster |
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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