犬 – Kanji World

音読おんよみ: ケン

訓読くんよみ: いぬ

画数かくすう: 4

部首ぶしゅ: いぬ（犬）

Meaning

Dog

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犬いぬ — dog
子犬こいぬ — puppy
愛犬あいけん — beloved dog
盲導犬もうどうけん — guide dog
番犬ばんけん — guard dog
猟犬りょうけん — hunting dog

More examples

野良犬のらいぬ — stray dog
犬小屋いぬごや — doghouse
負まけ犬いぬ — underdog / loser

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犬 is a pictograph representing a dog. It is used both as a standalone word and as a radical in many animal-related kanji.

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