What does 犬 mean? | Back to List |
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 | When we look at this Kanji, in red we see a person 人にん(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? |
| dog | |
| onyomi | KEN |
| kunyomi | inu |
| stroke count | 4 |
| grade | 1 |
| jlpt level | N4 |
| Example words with 犬 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 犬いぬ inu | dog familiaris) / snoop / loser / asshole / counterfeit / inferior / useless / wasteful |
| 一犬いちいぬ ichi inu | one dog |
| 家犬いえいぬ ie inu | domestic dog familiaris) |
| 犬子いぬこ inu ko | puppy |
| 犬服いぬふく inu fuku | dog clothes / dogwear |
| 山犬やまいぬ yamainu | japanese wolf / wild dog |
| 子犬こいぬ koinu | puppy |
| 小犬こいぬ koinu | puppy |
| 親犬おやいぬ oya inu | parent dog |
| 病犬びょういぬ byou inu | bad dog / rabid dog |
| 名犬めいいぬ mei inu | fine dog |
| 野犬やけん yaken | stray dog / ownerless dog |
| 洋犬ひろしいぬ hiroshi inu | foreign breed of dog |
| 犬かきいぬかき inu kaki | dog paddle |
| 犬ころいぬころ inu koro | pup / puppy / whelp |
| 犬ぞりいぬぞり inu zori | dog sled |
| 犬死にいぬじに inujini | die in vain |
| 犬小屋いぬこや inu koya | kennel / dog house |
| 犬食いいぬくい inu kui | eating like a dog / sloppy eating |
| 秋田犬あきたいぬ akita inu | akita |
| 送り犬おくりいぬ okuri inu | dog apparition / fantastic dog-like creature |
| 日本犬にっぽんいぬ nippon inu | japanese dog breed |
| 野生犬やせいいぬ yasei inu | wild dog / asiatic jackal / golden jackal / side-striped jackal |
| アイヌ犬あいぬいぬ ainu inu | hokkaido dog / dog breed native to hokkaido |
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| Example Sentences with 犬 |
| 気をつけて。警察の犬がかぎ回ってる。 トップのリーダーは犬の行動学では「アルファ」と呼ばれ、以下「ベータ」「ガンマ」と続きます。 犬の聴覚の敏感さを人間と比べると、はるかに上だ。 飼い犬に手をかまれた気分だよ。 |
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