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JLPT N1 Animals & Plants vocabulary

43 words from JLPT N1 that relate to Animals & Plants, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.

WordMeaning
獣けだもの原始人はどう猛な獣を見ておびえた。beast, bruteThe primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.
さえずる鳥がさえずった。to sing, to chirp, to twitterThe birds sang.
栽培さいばい父は米を栽培している。cultivationMy father grows rice.
植わるうわるうわっ、すごいね。to be plantedWow, that's great.
麻あさ麻理恵は、自分が生まれた正確な場所を知らない。hempMarie does not know exactly where she was born.
雄おす彼は非常ボタンをおした。male (animal)He pushed the emergency button.
ブルファーブルは昆虫についての本を書いた。bullFabre wrote books about insects.
野生やせいキツネは野生動物です。wildA fox is a wild animal.
花粉かふん花粉症は辛い。pollenHay fever is tough.
穂ほやっほー。ear (of plant), head (of plant)Hi.
怪獣かいじゅうクローゼットにね、怪獣がいるんだ。monsterThere's a monster in my closet.
飼育しいく牛を飼育する。breeding, raising, rearingI raise cattle.
品種ひんしゅ除草剤耐性品種でなぜ収量が増えるのか？breed, type, varietyWhy do yields increase with herbicide-resistant varieties?
芝しば隣の芝は青い。lawnWhat you don't have is better than what you do have.
繁殖はんしょくうさぎは繁殖が早い。breed, multiply, propagationRabbits breed quickly.
昆虫こんちゅうハエは昆虫よ。insect, bugA fly is an insect.
雌めす私は、雌猫を飼ってるよ。female (animal)I keep a female cat.
家畜かちく家畜を飼育する。domestic animals, livestock, cattleI rear cattle.
幹みききつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。(tree) trunkWoodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
雛ひなひなを数えるな。young bird, chick, dollDon't count your chickens.
獲物えもの鹿は良い獲物だ。game, spoils, trophyDeer are good game.
首輪くびわ犬の首輪は赤だ。necklace, chokerThe dog's collar is red.
樹木じゅもく公園は樹木がよく茂っている。trees and shrubs, arborThe park is well wooded.
苗なえ苗は若い植物です。rice seedlingSeedlings are young plants.
茎くきバラは茎に刺がある。stalkA rose has thorns on its stem.
畜生ちくしょうこん畜生め！beast, brute, damnDamn it!
捕鯨ほげい国際的批判に直面して捕鯨をやめた国がいくつかある。whalingSome countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism.
花びらはなびら花びらが水面に浮かんでいる。(flower) petalThe petals are floating on the water.
藁わら溺れる者は藁をも掴む。strawDrowning men clutch at straws.
貝殻かいがらあの子は海辺の貝殻売りだ。shellShe sells seashells by the seashore.
蕾つぼみ蕾が開いた。bud, flower budThe bud blossomed.
耕作こうさく３００年間、彼らは周囲の土地を耕作してきた。cultivation, farmingFor three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.
冬眠とうみん冬眠したい。hibernation, winter sleepI want to hibernate.
発芽はつがgermination
花壇かだん花壇は踏まないで。flower bedDon't step in the flower bed.
とげ (をさす)thorn
渡り鳥わたりどりこの池には、毎年冬になるとたくさんの渡り鳥がやってきます。migratory bird, bird of passageMany migratory birds come to this pond every year in winter.
落葉おちば秋には落葉します。fallen leavesThe leaves fall off the trees in autumn.
梢こずえこずえさんは生まれて以来絶望に屈することはなかった。treetopKozue has never given way to despair in her life.
球根きゅうこん(plant) bulb
年輪ねんりんannual tree ring
嘴くちばし鳥にはくちばしがあります。beak, billBirds have beaks.
雑木ぞうきvarious kinds of small trees, assorted trees

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