List: Animals

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  derogatory  usually written using kana alone  noun (prefix) 

• dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
• squealer, rat, snitch, informer, informant, spy
• loser, asshole
• counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  usually written using kana alone  slang 

• cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
• shamisen
• geisha
• wheelbarrow
• clay bed-warmer
• bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  food, cooking  astronomy 

• cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf
• beef
• Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Wordpopular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  derogatory  archaic 

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate
• sly person
• idiot, hick
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
• clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
• bathhouse prostitute

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  shogi  card games 

• horse
• horse racing
• promoted bishop
• knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

Wordpopular  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid

KanjiKyōiku kanji  Jōyō kanji  5th grade kanji  12 strokes  JLPT N2 kanji 

• elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial 

• tiger (Panthera tigris)
• drunkard, drunk, sot

Wordpopular  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

• giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
• qilin (Chinese unicorn)
• horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

Wordpopular  obsolete reading  rarely used kanji form  irregular kanji usage  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)