| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 動物園 | どうぶつえん |
Pronunciation: dōbutsuen
How to Say It Outloud: doh-boo-tsoo-ehn
Usage: The word 動物園 (dōbutsuen) is used to refer to a zoo in Japanese.
Example Sentence Japanese:
昨日、家族と一緒に動物園に行きました。
昨日、家族と一緒に動物園に行きました。Example Sentence English:Yesterday, I went to the zoo with my family.
Yesterday, I went to the zoo with my family.Dictionary
動物園どうぶつえんCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- zoo; zoological gardens
- Doubutsuen
- Zoo
動物公園どうぶつこうえん
Noun- zoo; zoological park
- Doubutsu Park
ズーズー
Noun- zoo
- Zu (mythology)
入園にゅうえんCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
人間動物園にんげんどうぶつえん
Noun- human zoo
- Human zoo
動植物公園どうしょくぶつこうえん
Noun- zoo and botanical park
- Doushokubutsu Park
動植物園どうしょくぶつえん
Noun- zoo and botanical garden
- Dou Botanical Gardens
当園とうえん
Noun- this zoo (kindergarten, amusement park, etc.)
ふれあい動物園ふれあいどうぶつえん
Noun- petting zoo
園長えんちょうCommon word
Noun- head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
退園たいえん
NounSuru verb
- leaving a park, garden, zoo, etc.
Suru verb
- leaving kindergarten (e.g. end of day, on completion, expulsion)
動物園仮説どうぶつえんかせつ
Noun- zoo hypothesis (theory on why humanity has had no contact with extraterrestrial life)
- Zoo hypothesis
ほんえん
Noun- this kindergarten; this nursery; this garden; this park; this zoo
園内えんないCommon word
Noun- inside the kindergarten
- inside the zoo
- inside the garden; inside the park
転園てんえん
NounSuru verb
- changing kindergartens
Suru verb
- moving (an animal) to a different zoo
詳細しょうさいCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- details; particulars; specifics
- detailed; specific; minute
- close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
動物学どうぶつがく
Noun- zoology
- Zoology
ポリープポリープCommon word
Noun- polyp
- polyp
- Polyp (medicine)
急上昇きゅうじょうしょう
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- sudden rise; steep climb
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- trending (online)
広域こういきCommon word
Noun- wide area
- wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
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