also: ぐんけい
My grandfather keeps a shamo in the yard.
Common katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Kanji form using gikun reading; rarely used in practice.
On-reading of the kanji; not commonly used for this word, but may appear in dictionaries.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
From the old Japanese word for Siam (modern Thailand), reflecting the breed's origin.