獣|けものkemono[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbeast; brute; animal
   世界せかいで、鹿しかやムースやキジといった野性やせい獣じゅうを狩かることは違法いほうとする国くにが多おおい。↗

   In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.
2. nounanimal with human characteristicsterm used by members of the furry subculture

• Related四つ足よつあしNeutralRefers to four-legged animals or beasts; a somewhat old-fashioned term. 「獣」 can also figuratively describe a person who has lost all humanity.
• Antonym人間にんげんNeutralMeans human beings, as in 「人間らしさ」; the direct opposite of beasts and brutes.

Use 「獣」 for wild beasts, or figuratively for a person as brutish as an animal, as in 「獣のような男」. Use 「四つ足」 for four-legged animals, and 「人間」 for human beings.

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1. （けもの、けだもの）体毛たいもうのある動物どうぶつ。