猛 獣(もうじゅう)

もうじゅう

noun

wild beast; ferocious animal

1. wild beast; ferocious animal; beast of prey

A large, dangerous animal such as a lion, tiger, or bear. Used in contexts involving zoos, wildlife, and figurative descriptions of fierceness.

猛獣(もうじゅう)に注意(ちゅうい)。

Beware of dangerous animals.

動物園(どうぶつえん)で猛獣(もうじゅう)が檻(おり)から逃(に)げた。

A wild beast escaped from its cage at the zoo.

猛獣(もうじゅう)の飼育(しいく)には特別(とくべつ)な許可(きょか)と設備(せつび)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Keeping wild beasts requires special permits and facilities.

猛獣(もうじゅう) refers to large, dangerous animals such as lions, tigers, bears, and other powerful predators. It does not apply to small or harmless wild animals.

Forms

猛(もう) (fierce, violent) + 獣(じゅう) (beast). The character 猛(もう) also appears in 猛烈(もうれつ) (fierce), 猛暑(もうしょ) (intense heat).

Common collocations

猛獣(もうじゅう)使(つか)い: animal tamer (circus/show)
猛獣(もうじゅう)に襲(おそ)われる: to be attacked by a wild beast
猛獣(もうじゅう)の檻(おり): cage for dangerous animals
猛獣(もうじゅう)に注意(ちゅうい): beware of dangerous animals

Similar words

猛獣(もうじゅう): ferocious/dangerous animal
野生(やせい)動物(どうぶつ): wild animal (any species)
害獣(がいじゅう): pest animal (causing damage to crops, etc.)

Related Words

Compare: 野生動物(やせいどうぶつ) (wild animal)

Compare: 害獣(がいじゅう) (pest animal)

Compare: 百獣(ひゃくじゅう) (all beasts)

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Added 2026.3.8 17:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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