猟りょう犬けん

also: かりいぬ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

hound; hunting dog; gun dog

General term for a dog bred or trained for hunting; can refer to scent hounds, gun dogs, or any hunting breed.

彼かれは猟りょう犬けんを連つれて山やまに入はいった。
He went into the mountains with his hunting dog.
この犬けん種しゅは優すぐれた猟りょう犬けんとして知しられている。
This breed is known as an excellent hunting dog.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が猟りょう犬けんを連つれて狩かりをするto go hunting with a hunting dog
祖そ父ふは猟りょう犬けんを連つれて山やまへ狩かりに出でかけた。
My grandfather took his hunting dog and went hunting in the mountains.
猟りょう犬けんが獲え物ものを追おうa hunting dog chases its prey
猟りょう犬けんは森もりの中なかでウサギの獲え物ものを追おった。
The hunting dog chased a rabbit through the forest.
猟りょう犬けんを訓くん練れんするto train a hunting dog
彼かれは子こ犬いぬの頃ころから猟りょう犬けんとして訓くん練れんした。
He trained the dog as a hunting dog from puppyhood.

Kanji

猟game-hunting, shooting, game
犬dog

Don't confuse with

番ばん犬けん
猟犬 is a dog trained to hunt game, while 番犬 is a dog kept to guard a house or property.
警けい察さつ犬けん
猟犬 hunts animals in the field, whereas 警察犬 is trained for police work such as tracking suspects or detecting evidence.

Counted with

匹ひきN3
counter for small animals · counter for rolls of cloth · archaic counter for horses · roll of cloth

Word family

狩しゅ猟りょう犬けん
hunting dog

Written forms

猟犬Usage100%
- りょうけん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading りょうけん is the modern common reading.
- かりいぬ
かりいぬ
Rare kana spelling reflecting the older kun'yomi reading; mostly encountered in historical or poetic contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 猟 (ryō, 'hunting') and 犬 (ken, 'dog'). The reading かりいぬ is the native Japanese kun'yomi reading of the same characters, now largely replaced by the Sino-Japanese reading りょうけん.