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This study is intended for the purpose of carrying out the classification and subdivided mainly animal hierarchy in Japanese for “giant chain presence” in Lakoff & Turner (1989). As a result of the investigation from the point of view of naming and figurative , first animal class is likely to be the base of the metaphorical naming from others, seafood others, is doing the metaphorical naming in particular the animal such as a target thing is I found. Also if you have a position in the “total1 - total2” value of Japanese animal hierarchy of from the base and the target of the relationship by the time metaphor generation, animal class from the upper → birds → amphibians, reptiles → insects → it was found to be a fish and shellfish. Although further detected 99 types 578 pieces of animal metaphor, their priorities, the animal such from the upper, it has become birds, fish and insects is thought to be located in the same layer. Furthermore although amphibians, reptiles are located in the same layer as fish and insects, there may be fewer detection number in as compared to fish - Insects

, it is considered to be in a somewhat unusual position thing is I found. If you look at in more detail, birds, fish and shellfish, the insects is characterized that each contains bird, fish, is idealized cognitive model in each category, such as insects, is considered the amphibians, reptiles as exception case was, the animal kind , idealized model of the animal kind are not included. This seems to be true and that there is no common denominator enough to idealize the animal kind, indeed if accustomed to a lower category, as has been recognized by simplifying the ecology.