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犬畜生 (いぬちくしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
mangy cur ; low animal ; beast
A harsh, old-fashioned insult likening someone to a lowly, contemptible animal. Strongly derogatory; used to express extreme contempt or moral outrage. Not a neutral term for an animal.
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He treated people like low animals.
Kanji 畜 livestock, domestic fowl and animals Similar words 畜ちく 生しょう 畜生 alone is a common expletive ('Damn it!') or a term for a brute/beast. 犬畜生 intensifies the insult by adding 'dog', making it more specific and contemptuous.
人ひと でなし 人でなし ('inhuman brute') is a similar insult but focuses on lack of humanity, while 犬畜生 emphasizes animal-like baseness.
Etymology Compound of 犬 (いぬ, 'dog') and 畜生 (ちくしょう, 'beast' or 'brute'). The combination intensifies the derogatory sense, implying someone is as low as a dog-like beast. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of animal-based insults in Japanese.
