Moto 犬: DogKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ケン
- Kun'yomi
- いぬ、いぬ-
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 207 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ケン)
- 盲導犬もうどうけんguide dog for the blind; seeing eye dog
- 愛犬あいけんpet dog; beloved dog
- 忠犬ちゅうけんfaithful dog
- 犬猿の仲けんえんのなかlike cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms
- 狂犬きょうけんmad dog
- 猟犬りょうけんhound; hunting dog
- 番犬ばんけんwatchdog
- 野犬やけんstray dog; ownerless dog
- アイヌ犬アイヌけんHokkaido dog; dog breed native to Hokkaido
- エスキモー犬エスキモーけんEskimo dog
- チンド犬チンドけんKorean Jindo (dog breed)
- バター犬バターけんman who practises cunnilingus
- ポメラニア犬ポメラニアけんPomeranian (dog)
- 一犬いっけんone dog
- 中型犬ちゅうがたけんmedium-size dog
- 乳犬歯にゅうけんしdeciduous cuspid; deciduous canine tooth
- 介助犬かいじょけんservice dog (for the disabled, etc.)
- 使役犬しえきけんworking dog
- 保護犬ほごけんdog held at an animal shelter or rescue centre; rescue dog
- 北海道犬ほっかいどうけんHokkaido dog; dog breed native to Hokkaido
- 台湾犬たいわんけんTaiwan Dog; Formosan Mountain Dog
- 名犬めいけんfine dog
- 土佐犬とさけんtosa (Japanese dog breed)
- 大型犬おおがたけんlarge-breed dog
- 室内犬しつないけんindoor dog; dog kept indoors
- 室外犬しつがいけんoutdoor dog; dog kept outdoors
- 小型犬こがたけんsmall-breed dog; toy dog
- 忠犬ハチ公ちゅうけんハチこうfaithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
- 愛犬家あいけんかdog lover; person who loves dogs
- 愛玩犬あいがんけんpet dog; non-sporting dog
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 犬いぬdog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
- 子犬こいぬpuppy
- 柴犬しばいぬshiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu
- 負け犬まけいぬloser; failure
- 飼い犬かいいぬpet dog
- かませ犬かませいぬfoil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
- しば犬しばいぬshiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu
- たてがみ犬たてがみいぬhyena
- むく犬むくいぬshaggy dog
- パリア犬パリアいぬpariah dog
- メス犬メスいぬbitch; female dog
- 仔犬こいぬpuppy
- 台湾犬梨たいわんいぬなしevergreen pear (Pyrus kawakamii)
- 唐犬からいぬforeign dog (esp. of Chinese origin)
- 噛ませ犬かませいぬfoil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
- 垣堅くして犬入らずかきかたくしていぬいらずa wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand
- 大犬座おおいぬざCanis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog
- 夫婦げんかは犬も食わないふうふげんかはいぬもくわないone should not get involved in a marital quarrel
- 夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わないふうふげんかはいぬもくわないone should not get involved in a marital quarrel
- 子犬工場こいぬこうじょうpuppy mill; puppy farm
- 家犬いえいぬdomestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
- 小犬こいぬpuppy
- 小犬座こいぬざCanis Minor (constellation); the Lesser Dog
- 山犬やまいぬJapanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct)
Other readings
- 野良犬のらいぬstray dog
- ムク犬むくいぬshaggy dog
- 大犬の陰嚢おおいぬのふぐりPersian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell
- 大犬陰嚢おおいぬふぐりPersian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell
- 尨犬むくいぬshaggy dog
- 座敷犬ざしきけんdog that is raised indoors
Showing the 60 most common of 207 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 犬
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