"生き物" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ikʲimo̞no̞] Forms: 生き物 [canonical] (ruby: (), (もの)), ikimono [romanization]
Etymology: 生き (iki, stem of 生きる (ikiru, “to live”)) + 物 (mono, “thing”) Etymology templates: {{m|ja|生きる||to live|tr=ikiru}} 生きる (ikiru, “to live”), {{af|ja|生き|物|pos1=stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">生きる</i> (ikiru, “to live”)|t2=thing|tr1=iki|tr2=mono}} 生き (iki, stem of 生きる (ikiru, “to live”)) + 物 (mono, “thing”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|いきもの}} 生(い)き物(もの) • (ikimono)
  1. Synonym of 生物 (seibutsu, “organism; life form”) Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: 生物 [synonym, synonym-of]

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