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犬 : Dog

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Components:

dog

On 'yomi:
ケン(ken)
Kun 'yomi:
いぬ(inu) いぬ-(inū)
Strokes:4
Radical: (94)
Usage Rating:1326
JLPT:N4
old JLPT:3
Grade:1
Unicode:072ac
jis208:24-4
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犬 Usage examples

警察(けいさつけん)police dog
死に(いぬじに)die in vain
食い(いぬくい)eating like a dog, sloppy eating
畜生(いぬちくしょう)mangy cur, low animal, beast
(いぬくぎ)spike, dog nail
(けんば)dogs and horses
(けんじゅ)cynic
ぞり(いぬぞり)
(いぬぞり)
dog sled
(イヌワシ)golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
(しばけん)Shiba (Japanese breed of small dog, native of Shikoku), brushwood dog
(けんえん)dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs)
馬の労(けんばのろう)rendering what little service one can
芸をする(げいをするいぬ)dog that knows (does) tricks
(ちくけんぜい)dog tax
(せいけん)a mature dog
(めいけん)fine dog
エスキモー(エスキモーけん)Eskimo dog
パリア(パリアいぬ)pariah dog
(いえいぬ)domestic dog (carnivore, Canis (lupus) familiaris)
野生(やせいいぬ)side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus), Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus ssp.), golden jackal
(イヌブナ)Japanese beech (Fagus japonica)
噛ませ(かませいぬ)
かませ(かませいぬ)
foil
ポメラニア(ポメラニアけん)Pomeranian (dog)
土佐(とさいぬ)tosa (Japanese dog breed)
(ろうけん)old dog
殺し(いぬころし)dogcatcher, person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention
捕獲員(やけんほかくいん)dogcatcher, dog warden
酸漿(いぬほおずき)black nightshade (plant) (Solanum nigrum)
飼いに手をかまれる(かいいぬにてをかまれる)
飼いに手を噛まれる(かいいぬにてをかまれる)
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
(いぬねこ)something trivial, worthless thing
麻薬(まやくけん)drug-sniffing dog
と猿(いぬとさる)dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs)