Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N4

1326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: dog

Kunyomi: いぬ いぬ-

Onyomi: ケン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: いぬ

Meaning: dog

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

(ばんけん)   watchdog

盲導(もうどうけん)   seeing eye dog

(いぬ)   dog

飼い(かいいぬ)   pet dog

(こいぬ)   puppy

Onyomi Examples

猿の仲 ケンエンノナカ like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms, relationship of dogs and monkeys

ケンエン cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship), dogs and monkeys

シバイヌ shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog

ポメラニア ポメラニアケン Pomeranian (dog)

Kunyomi Examples

いぬ dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris), squealer, rat, snitch, informer, informant, spy, loser, asshole, counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful

合わせ いぬあわせ dog fighting, dog fight

野良 のらいぬ stray dog

しばいぬ shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog