猛獣

Japanese
Kanji in this term
猛 獣
もう
Grade: S		 じゅう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
猛獸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

猛 (mō, “fierce”) +‎ 獣 (jū, “beast”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) もーじゅう [mòójúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ːʑɨᵝː]

Noun

猛(もう)獣(じゅう) • (mōjū) ←まうじう (mauziu)?

  1. a fierce beast; a beast of prey
    • 1999 May 27, “眠(ねむ)れる獅(シ)子(シ)”, in Vol.3, Konami:
      普(ふ)段(だん)眠(ねむ)っている猛(もう)獣(じゅう)。目(め)をさますと手(て)がつけられない。
      Fudan nemutteiru mōjū. Me o samasu to te ga tsukerarenai.
      A beast of prey who sleeps almost all the time. It will go on rampage once it opens its eyes.
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