犬 : Dog

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Components:

大丶

dog

On 'yomi:

ケン(ken)

Kun 'yomi:

いぬ(inu) いぬ-(inū)

Strokes:	4
Radical:	犭 (94)
Usage Rating:	1326

JLPT:	N4
old JLPT:	3
Grade:	1

Unicode:	072ac
jis208:	24-4

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犬 Usage examples

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