猛獣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猛	獣
もう Grade: S	じゅう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

猛 (mō, “fierce”) +‎ 獣 (jū, “beast”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) もーじゅう [mòójúú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [mo̞ːʑɨᵝː]

Noun

猛獣 (hiragana もうじゅう, rōmaji mōjū, historical hiragana まうじう)

a fierce beast; a beast of prey
- 1999 May 27, “眠ねむれる獅シ子シ [Sleeping Lion]”, in Vol.3, Konami:
  
  普 (ふ)段 (だん)眠 (ねむ)っている猛 (もう)獣 (じゅう)。目 (め)をさますと手 (て)がつけられない。
  Fudan nemutteiru mōjū. Me o samasu to te ga tsukerarenai.
  A beast of prey who sleeps almost all the time. It will go on rampage once it opens its eyes.

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