飼かい犬いぬ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

pet dog; one's dog

Refers to a dog that is kept by a person or household, as opposed to a stray or wild dog. Often used neutrally in everyday contexts.

〈人ひと〉〉が飼かい犬いぬを散歩さんぽさせるto walk one's pet dog
毎まい朝あさ、飼かい犬いぬを散さん歩ぽさせています。
I walk my dog every morning.
飼かい犬いぬの世せ話わをするto take care of one's pet dog
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうは妹いもうとが飼かい犬いぬの世せ話わをしてくれた。
My sister took care of my dog while I was traveling.
飼かい犬いぬが逃にげるfor one's pet dog to run away
飼かい犬いぬが逃にげて、家か族ぞく全ぜん員いんで探さがし回まわった。
Our dog ran away, and the whole family searched everywhere for it.
飼かい犬いぬを捨すてるto abandon one's pet dog
飼かい犬いぬを捨すてるのは動どう物ぶつ愛あい護ご法ほうに違い反はんする行こう為いだ。
Abandoning a pet dog is an act that violates the Animal Welfare Act.

犬いぬN5
犬 is the general word for dog of any kind, while 飼い犬 specifically means a dog that someone keeps as a pet.
愛あい犬けんN1
愛犬 carries an affectionate, personal tone ('my beloved dog'), whereas 飼い犬 is neutral and simply describes ownership.

野の良ら犬いぬ
野良犬 is a stray dog with no owner, the direct opposite of a 飼い犬, which belongs to someone.
野や犬けん
飼い犬 is a dog kept by an owner as a pet, the opposite of a masterless 野犬.

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

飼かい犬いぬUsage85%
Standard spelling with okurigana; this is the prioritized form.
飼かい犬いぬUsage15%
Attested spelling without okurigana; less common than 飼い犬 but understandable.

Transparent compound of 飼い, the stem/noun form of 飼う meaning to keep or raise an animal, and 犬 meaning dog.