犬

Meaning

犬 centers on the animal dog, a common domesticated canine.

• 犬いぬ
  N5

  dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine

• 子犬こいぬ

  puppy

• 愛犬あいけん
  N1

  pet dog; beloved dog

• 柴犬しばいぬ

  shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog

• 負け犬まけいぬ

  loser; failure; underdog; unsuccessful person; non-achiever; loser dog

• 飼い犬かいいぬ

  pet dog

• 野良犬のらいぬ

  stray dog

• 猟犬りょうけん

  hound; hunting dog; gun dog

• 狂犬病きょうけんびょう

  rabies

• 盲導犬もうどうけん

  guide dog; seeing-eye dog

• 番犬ばんけん

  watchdog; guard dog

• 狂犬きょうけん

  mad dog

• 野犬やけん

  stray dog; ownerless dog

• 犬猿けんえん

  cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); dogs and monkeys

• 狛犬こまいぬ

  (stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine

• 犬歯けんし

  eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth

• 犬ぞりいぬぞり

  dog sled; dog sleigh

• 名犬めいけん

  fine dog

• 山犬やまいぬ

  Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct)

• 闘犬とうけん

  dogfight; dogfighting

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