(どうぶつえん)

どうぶつえん
noun
zoo
1. zoo, zoological garden
A facility where animals are kept for public viewing, education, and conservation.
I went to the zoo on Sunday.
動物園(どうぶつえん)パンダ()ました
I saw pandas at the zoo.
上野(うえの)動物園(どうぶつえん)有名(ゆうめい)です
Ueno Zoo is famous.
Children love the zoo.
The zoo admission fee is 600 yen for adults.

動物園(どうぶつえん) is a compound: 動物(どうぶつ) (animal) + (えん) (park/garden).

SIMILAR FACILITIES:

  • 水族館(すいぞくかん): aquarium
  • 植物園(しょくぶつえん): botanical garden
  • 遊園地(ゆうえんち): amusement park
  • サファリパーク: safari park

FAMOUS JAPANESE ZOOS:

  • 上野(うえの)動物園(どうぶつえん): Ueno Zoo (Tokyo)
  • 旭山(あさひやま)動物園(どうぶつえん): Asahiyama Zoo (Hokkaido)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 動物園(どうぶつえん)()く: to go to the zoo
  • 動物園(どうぶつえん)()る: to see at the zoo