Etymology

kemono

ke·mo·no
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Japanese 獣
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from獣
  2. Japanese · borrowed from獣
  3. English todaykemono

Borrowed from Japanese 獣 (kemono, “beast”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.