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生物
seibutsu, namamono
Description
「生物」は、動物や植物のように生きているものをまとめて言う言葉です。
"生物" is a word that collectively refers to living things like animals and plants.
「なまもの」と読むと、火を通していない食べ物のことになります。
When read as "なまもの," it means food that has not been cooked.
Meanings
生物seibutsu
a living thing; organism; creature
海には多くの生物がいます。
There are many living creatures in the sea.
生物seibutsu
biology (as a school subject)
生物の授業が好きです。
I like biology class.
生物namamono
raw or uncooked food
夏は生物に気をつけてください。
Be careful of living creatures in summer.
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Notes
- Reading
生物 as 'seibutsu' means organism/biology; as 'namamono' it means raw food.
- Etymology
生 (life/raw) + 物 (thing); the different readings shift the meaning.
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