1234
Keyword
dog
Frequency
#1326
Strokes
4
Grade
1
JLPT (old)
N3
Heisig
253
Readings
ケン60%
いぬ40%
Mnemonic
In the distance a large droplet of shadow bounds toward you across the field, panting and wagging its tail: a dog.
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Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
犬いぬ
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
Noun
子こ犬いぬ
puppy; small dog
Noun
愛あい犬けん
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
Noun
盲もう導どう犬けん
guide dog; seeing-eye dog
Noun
犬けん猿えんの仲なか
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeys
Expression
柴しば犬いぬ
shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog
Noun
忠ちゅう犬けん
faithful dog
Noun
負まけ犬いぬ
loser; failure; underdog; unsuccessful person; non-achiever; loser dog
Noun
猟りょう犬けん
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
Noun
番ばん犬けん
watchdog; guard dog
Noun
野や犬けん
stray dog; ownerless dog
Noun
野の犬いぬ
feral dog
Noun
犬けん猿えん
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); dogs and monkeys
Noun
狛こま犬いぬ
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
Noun
犬けん歯し
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
Noun
犬いぬぞり
dog sled; dog sleigh
Noun
名めい犬けん
fine dog
Noun
山やま犬いぬ
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
Noun
闘とう犬けん
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
Noun