益獣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
益	獣
えき Grade: 5	じゅう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
益獸 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えきじゅう [èkíjúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [e̞kʲiʑɨː]

Noun

益(えき)獣(じゅう) • (ekijū) ^{←えきじう (ekiziu)?}

1. beneficial animal

Antonyms

• 害(がい)獣(じゅう) (gaijū, “harmful animal”)