四し国こく犬けん

noun

Shikoku dog; Shikoku breed

A Japanese dog breed originally from Shikoku, also known as Shikoku-ken or Shikoku-inu. Medium-sized, spitz-type, used for hunting.

• 四し国こく犬けんは日本にほんの天てん然ねん記き念ねん物ぶつに指し定ていされている。

  The Shikoku dog is designated as a Japanese natural monument.

• 四し国こく犬けんは中ちゅう型がたの日本にほん犬けんで、猟りょう犬けんとして使つかわれていた。

  The Shikoku dog is a medium-sized Japanese dog that was used as a hunting dog.