What is the Japanese term for 'endangered species'?
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絶滅危惧種 (ぜつめつきぐしゅ, zetsumetsu kigushu) |
| Think of 'extinction danger' in Japanese. |
| 2 | How do you say 'conservation' in Japanese? | 保護 (ほご, hogo) | Similar to 'protection' in English. |
| 3 | What is the Japanese word for 'species at risk'? | 絶滅危惧種 (ぜつめつきぐしゅ, zetsumetsu kigushu) | Same as 'endangered species'. |
| 4 | What does 絶滅 (ぜつめつ, zetsumetsu) mean in English? | Extinction | Think of 'extinct' in English. |
| 5 | Translate 'habitat loss' into Japanese. | 生息地の喪失 (せいそくちのそうしつ, seisoku-chi no sōshitsu) | 生息地 (habitat), 喪失 (loss). |
| 6 | What is the Japanese term for 'wildlife preservation'? | 野生動物保護 (やせいどうぶつほご, yasei dōbutsu hogo) | Combine 'wildlife' and 'protection'. |
| 7 | How do you say 'endemic species' in Japanese? | 固有種 (こゆうしゅ, koyūshu) | Think of 'inherent' or 'unique'. |
| 8 | What is the Japanese word for 'conservation efforts'? | 保全活動 (ほぜんかつどう, hozen katsudō) | 保全 (conservation), 活動 (activities). |
| 9 | Translate 'protected area' into Japanese. | 保護区 (ほごく, hogoku) | A 'protected zone'. |
| 10 | What is the Japanese term for 'species recovery program'? | 種の回復プログラム (しゅのかいふくプログラム, shuu no kaifuku puroguramu) | Think of 'species recovery'. |
| 11 | How do you say 'biodiversity' in Japanese? | 生物多様性 (せいぶつたようせい, seibutsu tayōsei) | 多様性 (diversity), 生物 (living organisms). |
| 12 | Translate 'endangered species list' into Japanese. | 絶滅危惧種リスト (ぜつめつきぐしゅリスト, zetsumetsu kigushu risuto) | List of at-risk species. |
| 13 | What is the Japanese term for 'ecological corridor'? | 生態回廊 (せいたいかいろう, seitai kairō) | A habitat connection for species movement. |
| 14 | Translate 'species decline' into Japanese. | 種の減少 (しゅのげんしょう, shū no genshō) | 減少 (decrease). |
| 15 | What does 保護活動 (ほごかつどう, hogo katsudō) refer to? | Protection activities or conservation efforts | Activities aimed at safeguarding species. |
| 16 | How is 'invasive species' expressed in Japanese? | 外来種 (がいらいしゅ, gairaishu) | 外来 (introduced), 種 (species). |
| 17 | What is the Japanese term for 'species extinction'? | 種の絶滅 (しゅのぜつめつ, shū no zetsumetsu) | Extinction of a species. |
| 18 | Translate 'marine protected area' into Japanese. | 海洋保護区 (かいようほごく, kaiyō hogoku) | Marine = 海洋, protected area = 保護区. |
| 19 | What does 絶滅危惧 (ぜつめつきぐ, zetsumetsu kigu) mean? | Endangered (species) | 危惧 (danger or concern). |
| 20 | How do you say 'conservation organization' in Japanese? | 保全団体 (ほぜんだんたい, hozen dantai) | Organizations dedicated to conservation. |
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