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しし

beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)

けもの

beast; brute; animal

しし
N3Noun

beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)

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けもの
N5CommonNoun

beast; brute; animal

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Examples

原始人はどう猛な(けだもの)を見ておびえた。

The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.

ライオンが(けだもの)の王であるのと同様、鷲は鳥の王である。

As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.