What does 犬 mean?

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How to remember
the meaning of

Meaning portrade through (my made up story)
When we look at this Kanji, in red we see a person にん(nin) person, this time with his hands out, his hands being the black line. And there is a good reason his hands are out. He has to pick up the poop that his dog left him. The poop being the short stroke in brown.

So this Kanji is a picture of the Dog owner picking up the present his Dog left him. Therefore you should now easily remember that this Kanji means Dog.

These days if you dont scoop the poop you might end up paying fines after all.

Info on the Kanji 犬

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "犬"

Meaning(s)

dog

Reading(s)

onyomi KEN
kunyomi inu

Other

stroke count 4
grade 1
jlpt level N4
Example words with 犬
WordMeaning
いぬ
inu
dog familiaris) / snoop / loser / asshole / counterfeit / inferior / useless / wasteful
いちいぬ
ichi inu
one dog
いえいぬ
ie inu
domestic dog familiaris)
いぬこ
inu ko
puppy
いぬふく
inu fuku
dog clothes / dogwear
やまいぬ
yamainu
japanese wolf / wild dog
こいぬ
koinu
puppy
こいぬ
koinu
puppy
おやいぬ
oya inu
parent dog
びょういぬ
byou inu
bad dog / rabid dog
めいいぬ
mei inu
fine dog
やけん
yaken
stray dog / ownerless dog
ひろしいぬ
hiroshi inu
foreign breed of dog
かきいぬかき
inu kaki
dog paddle
ころいぬころ
inu koro
pup / puppy / whelp
ぞりいぬぞり
inu zori
dog sled
死にいぬじに
inujini
die in vain
小屋いぬこや
inu koya
kennel / dog house
食いいぬくい
inu kui
eating like a dog / sloppy eating
秋田あきたいぬ
akita inu
akita
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Example Sentences with 犬
気をつけて。警察のがかぎ回ってる。

トップのリーダーはの行動学では「アルファ」と呼ばれ、以下「ベータ」「ガンマ」と続きます。

の聴覚の敏感さを人間と比べると、はるかに上だ。

飼いに手をかまれた気分だよ。



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