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犬

犬 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. いぬ

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。尾の長い犬を横から見た形を象る。「いぬ」を意味する漢語｛犬｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dog

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケンElem.
Kun (native)
  • いぬElem.
  • いぬ〜Elem.
Other languages
  • 拼音quan3
  • 拼音quan2
  • 한글gyeon
  • Hán-ViệtKhuyển

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
犬(いぬ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+72AC

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿺大丶

Words using this kanji

  • 犬いぬつまらないもの、無駄なもののたとえ。dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris), canine, squealer, rat
  • 犬猿の仲けんえんのなか非常にがことの例え。like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms
  • 犬歯けんし門歯と臼歯の間の鋭く尖った歯。eyetooth, cuspid, canine (tooth), dogtooth
  • 犬舎けんしゃ犬を飼うための小屋。犬小屋。kennel, doghouse
  • 犬槙いぬまきyew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
  • 犬侍いぬざむらいcowardly or depraved samurai
  • 犬釘いぬくぎspike, dog nail
  • 犬馬けんば身分の低い者のたとえ。dogs and horses, one's humble self
  • 犬儒けんじゅcynic
  • 犬鷲イヌワシいぬわし の漢字表記。golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
  • 犬猿けんえん犬と猿。仲が悪いもの同士の例え。cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship)
  • 犬椈いぬぶなJapanese beech (Fagus japonica)
  • 犬猫いぬねこdogs and cats, pets, something trivial, worthless thing
  • 犬子えのこ(けんし 仏典)犬、畜生一般。狗子。 (いのこ、いんのこ、えのこ、えんのこ)子犬。 (けんし 漢籍訓読時)自分の息子の謙称。愚息、豚児。puppy
  • 犬笛いぬぶえdog whistle
  • 犬種けんしゅ犬を品種により分類したもの。dog breed
  • 犬鮫イヌザメbrownbanded bambooshark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
  • 犬薺いぬなずなwoodland draba (Draba nemorosa), woodland whitlow-grass
  • 犬樟いぬぐすMachilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
  • 犬皮けんぴ（三味線に猫の皮のかわりに使う）犬の皮。dog skin, dog hide, dog fur

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