Kanji

犬

dog

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

犬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いぬ, いぬ-

Common Readings

ケン, いぬ

Example sentences

いぬ
公園 散歩 させている 見かけた

I saw a person walking a dog in the park.

やる やる
やる

I give food to the dog.

子犬 こいぬ
公園 捨てられた 子犬 拾った

He picked up an abandoned puppy in the park.

助ける たすける
落ちた 子犬 助ける ため 迷わず 飛び込んだ

He jumped in without hesitation to save the puppy that fell into the river.

飼い犬 かいいぬ
飼い犬 毎朝 走り回っています

My pet dog runs around the garden every morning.

首輪 くびわ
飼い犬 新しい 首輪 買って あげた

I bought my dog a new collar.

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