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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

犬 いぬ
公園で犬を散歩させている人を見かけた。

I saw a person walking a dog in the park.

やる やる
犬に餌をやる

I give food to the dog.

子犬 こいぬ
彼は公園で捨てられた子犬を拾った。

He picked up an abandoned puppy in the park.

助ける たすける
彼は川に落ちた子犬を助けるために、迷わず飛び込んだ。

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

負け犬 まけいぬ
決勝で敗れた後も、誰も彼を負け犬とは呼ばなかった。

Even after losing in the final, no one called him a loser.

猟犬 りょうけん
猟犬は森で獲物の匂いを追った。

The hunting dog followed the scent of game through the forest.

野良犬 のらいぬ
駅の近くで見かけた野良犬を、保護施設へ連れて行った。

I took the stray dog I saw near the station to an animal shelter.

番犬 ばんけん
番犬が夜中に吠えたので、家族はすぐに目を覚ました。

When the guard dog barked at night, the family woke up right away.

飼い犬 かいいぬ
私の飼い犬は、毎朝庭を走り回っています。

My pet dog runs around the garden every morning.

首輪 くびわ
飼い犬に新しい首輪を買ってあげた。

I bought my dog a new collar.

Example Vocabulary

犬

いぬ

dog; spy; informant

子犬

こいぬ

puppy

負け犬

まけいぬ

loser; defeated person; someone who slinks away after losing

猟犬

りょうけん

hunting dog

野良犬

のらいぬ

stray dog

番犬

ばんけん

guard dog; watchdog

飼い犬

かいいぬ

pet dog; domestic dog

犬歯

けんし

canine tooth; canine

狂犬

きょうけん

rabid dog; mad dog

野犬

やけん

a stray or feral dog living without an owner

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