JLPT N5 · Noun

犬 (inu)

犬 (いぬ, inu) is a Japanese noun meaning “dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
いぬ
Romaji
inu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine · noun
  2. squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant · noun · derogatory, usually written in kana
  3. loser; asshole · noun · derogatory
  4. counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful · prefix noun

Example sentences

彼女は吠える犬を怖がる。
She is afraid of barking dogs.
気をつけて。警察の犬がかぎ回ってる。
Watch out! A police spy is snooping around.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 犬

Source: JMdict entry 1258330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.