Animal
noun
A moving thing... think about the "things" that move. Technically it could be a lot of things (aka basically anything), but in this case we are talking about moving living things. We won't include humans, because humans are too good to be called things. This refers to animals instead.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
動物を使う
to use animals
動物を見る
to see an animal
動物を用いる
to use animals
肉食動物
carnivorous animal
草食動物
herbivorous animal
実験動物
experimental animal
動物たち
animals
動物病院
veterinary hospital
動物実験
experiments on animals
動物の命
an animal's life
動物の死体
body of a dead animal
動物の行動
animal behavior
動物は苦手なんです。
I don't like animals.
この辺に大きな動物は住んでいますか？
Are there large animals living around here?
動物園では野生動物も近くで見ることができます。
At the zoo, you can see wild animals up close.