犬 – dog

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The kanji 犬 means dog. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン (ken); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いぬ、いぬ- (inu, inu). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 犬 (no. 94).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケン	ken
Kun’yomi	いぬ	inu
Kun’yomi	いぬ-	inu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 犬 (Kangxi radical 94). Components: 大・丶.

Words using 犬

犬いぬdog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)

Example sentences

彼女は吠える犬を怖がる。

She is afraid of barking dogs.

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気をつけて。警察の犬がかぎ回ってる。

Watch out! A police spy is snooping around.

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Kanji with the same radical

状独献狙犯獲猛狭狂獄猫獣猿狩狡

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