猛獣

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
猛獸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

猛 (mō, “fierce”) +‎ 獣 (jū, “beast”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もーじゅう [mòójúú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [mo̞ːʑɨː]

Noun

猛(もう)獣(じゅう) • (mōjū) ^{←まうじう (mauziu)^?}

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.