Beast - beast

Japanese: 獣 - けだもの

〘 noun 〙① A mammal with four legs and hair all over its body. Beast. Animal . ※Shoki (720) First Year of the Emperor Kogyoku, May ( Iwasaki Honin) "How can this be so severely lacking in compassion, and how can this be different for animals ?"② Specifically referring to livestock. [Wamyosho, Ten Volumes (around 934)]③ (meaning creatures lacking the integrity, compassion, and reason that humans have) Used to insult and mock people who lack human affection. Also used to belittle prostitutes and loan sharks, or to generally mock and belittle others. A bastard. ※Zappai, Yanagi Taru-ichisan (1778) "Iroiro ke da mono ni ku o ya no rusu" [Glossary] (1) It has coexisted with the beast form, which has the same meaning, from the early Heian period to the present day. The differences in meaning between the two, including the reasons for their coexistence, have not been fully elucidated.
(2) The etymology is probably “kudamono,” but the particle da is used to indicate the attributive case, and there is no other example other than kudamono.

Kemono [beast]

〘 noun 〙 (meaning hairy thing) ① = kedamono (animal) ① [Shinsen Jikyo (around 898-901)] ② = kedamono (animal) ② ※Nihon Shoki (720) Kamiyo no Kami ( Mito Honin ) “For the sake of the living creatures of the world and for the sake of livestock , the way in which their illnesses are treated is determined. ”

Juujiu [Beast]

A four-legged mammal whose entire body is covered with hair. A beast. [Book of Documents - Takenari]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 全身に毛が生えた、四足をもつ哺乳動物。けもの。獣(じゅう)類。※書紀（720）皇極元年五月（岩崎本訓）「慈(うつくしび)無きが甚だしきこと、豈(あに)禽獣(ケタモノ)に別(ことならむ)や」② 特に、家畜をいう。〔十巻本和名抄（934頃）〕③ (人間のもっている信義、情け、理性などが無い生き物の意) 人間的な情味のない人をののしり、あざけっていう。また、遊女や高利貸しなどを卑しめたり、一般的に他人をあざけり卑しめていう場合にも用いられる。人でなし。※雑俳・柳多留‐一三（1778）「いろいろなけだものの来る親の留守」[語誌](1)同様の意味を表わすケモノの形と平安時代初期以来今日に至るまで共存している。共存の理由も含めて両者の意味の相違はよく解明されていない。
(2)語源は「毛ダ物」であろうが、連体格表示に用いられる助詞ダについてはクダモノのほかは例を見ない。