鳥獣

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鳥獣 is read as ちょうじゅう and means “birds and beasts”.
• Basic usage: It groups birds and beasts depicted in an old scroll and represented as wooden carvings.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 山の鳥獣 / 鳥獣をかたどる
  • It is a collective term for birds and beasts. Use 山の鳥獣 for the category and 鳥獣をかたどる for shapes modeled on them.