犬
- On
- けん
- Kun
- いぬ;いぬ-
- Stroke count
- 4
・dog
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “犬”
犬
いぬ
dog (canis (lupus) familiaris)
Example sentence
She is afraid of barking dogs.
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犬猿の仲
けんえんのなか
like cats and dogs;(on) very bad terms
犬
いぬ
squealer;rat;snitch;informer;informant;spy
犬
いぬ
loser;asshole
犬
いぬ
counterfeit;inferior;useless;wasteful
犬升麻
いぬしょうま
Japanese bugbane (Cimicifuga biternata)
犬夜叉
いぬやしゃ
Inuyasha (manga series)
犬嫌い
いぬぎらい
dog hater;dog hating
犬っころ
いぬっころ
pup;puppy;whelp
犬槙
いぬまき
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
犬かき
いぬかき
dog paddle (swimming style);doggy paddle
犬カフェ
いぬカフェ
dog-friendly café
犬の川端歩き
いぬのかわばたあるき
window-shopping without any money;going out and returning without having bought or eaten anything
犬の遠吠え
いぬのとおぼえ
backbiting of a coward;grumblings of a loser
犬四手
いぬしで
Chonowski's hornbeam (Carpinus tschonoskii)
犬枇杷
いぬびわ
Ficus erecta (species of ficus)
犬も歩けば棒に当たる
いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
bad things happen to those who attempt things
犬榧
いぬがや
Japanese plum-yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia);Harrington's cephalotaxus;cowtail pine
犬憑き
いぬつき
cynanthropy
犬派
いぬは
dog person
犬星鮫
いぬほしざめ
dusky smooth-hound (Mustelus canis);smooth dogfish
犬服
いぬふく
dog clothes;dogwear
犬に論語
いぬにろんご
wasting one's breath (trying to explain something)
犬サフラン
いぬサフラン
meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale);autumn crocus;naked lady
犬棒かるた
いぬぼうカルタ
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
犬ジステンパー
いぬジステンパー
canine distemper
犬ヶ島
いぬがしま
Isle of Dogs (2018 film)
犬が西向きゃ尾は東
いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし
that goes without saying;water is wet
犬公方
いぬくぼう
Dog Shogun (nickname of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi)
犬樟
いぬぐす
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
犬合わせ
いぬあわせ
dogfighting
犬ぞり
いぬぞり
dog sled;dog sleigh
犬歯
けんし
eyetooth;cuspid;canine (tooth);dogtooth
犬の子
いんのこ
puppy;whelp
犬侍
いぬざむらい
cowardly or depraved samurai
犬子
えのこ
puppy
犬桜
いぬざくら
Prunus buergeriana (species of flowering cherry)
犬小屋
いぬごや
kennel;doghouse
犬死に
いぬじに
dying in vain;wasteful sacrifice of life
犬張子
いぬはりこ
papier-mâché dog
犬も食わない
いぬもくわない
avoided by everybody;disliked by everybody
犬戎
けんじゅう
Quanrong (ethnic group from northwest of China during the Zhou dynasty)
犬猫
いぬねこ
dogs and cats;pets
犬コロ
いぬころ
pup;puppy;whelp
犬と猿
いぬとさる
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship)
犬猿
けんえん
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship)
犬殺し
いぬころし
dog killer;dogcatcher
犬椈
いぬぶな
Japanese beech (Fagus japonica)
犬儒
けんじゅ
cynic
犬儒学派
けんじゅがくは
Cynic school;Cynics