Kanji

狗

狗

puppy, dog

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

犬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ク, コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いぬ

Example sentences

天狗 てんぐ
彼 は 成功 して 天狗 に なっている

He became successful and is now arrogant.

妖怪 ようかい
日本 の 伝説 に は 、 河童 や 天狗 など の 妖怪 が たくさん 登場 する 。

In Japanese legends, many yokai such as Kappa and Tengu appear.

鴉天狗 からすてんぐ
鴉天狗 は 日本 の 伝説 に 登場 する 妖怪 です 。

Karasu Tengu is a yokai that appears in Japanese legends.

Example Vocabulary

天狗

てんぐ

Tengu (long-nosed goblin); arrogant person

狗

いぬ

走狗

そうく

天狗になる

てんぐになる

烏天狗

からすてんぐ

大天狗

だいてんぐ

天狗道

てんぐどう

鴉天狗

からすてんぐ

Karasu Tengu / Crow Tengu

鞍馬天狗

くらまてんぐ

小天狗

こてんぐ

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