Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (いぬ) in Japanese

犬, 狗
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
いぬ
Romaji
inu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    noun, used as a prefix
    Meaning
    counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

Examples of 犬, 狗, いぬ in a sentence



Related Kanji

JLPT 4

4 strokes

dog

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: いぬ, いぬ-

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8 strokes

puppy, dog

On'Yomi: ク, コウ

Kun'Yomi: いぬ

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