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走狗 (そうく, souku) Japanese meaning: hound | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字
Expressions 狡こう 兎と 死し して 走そう 狗く 烹に らる when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked Related words 手て 先さき 手先 is a more common word for a person used as a tool or pawn, while 走狗 is more literary and carries a stronger image of a hunting dog.
犬いぬ 犬 is the general word for 'dog', while 走狗 specifically refers to a hunting dog or a figurative tool of another.
Etymology From Chinese 走狗 (zǒugǒu), literally 'running dog', originally referring to a hunting dog. The figurative sense of a person who serves another's interests is also present in Chinese.
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