表層形
動植物
ドーショクブツ
名詞
動植物 (ドーショクブツ)
Doushokubutsu · どーしょくぶつ — plants and animals, flora and fauna
Other ways to say “plants and animals” in Japanese →
動植物 in rōmaji: doushokubutsu, also spelled doshokubutsu.
名詞
普通名詞
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Updated: 2026年8月15日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
動植物
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| 読み (Reading) |
ドーショクブツ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
動植物
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| 読み・基本形 |
ドーショクブツ
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| 表記・基本形 |
動植物
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| 見出し語の読み |
ドウショクブツ
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