| 犬 | meaning | 'dog' |
| onyomi | ケン | |
| kunyomi | いぬ, いぬ- |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 犬 | いぬ | a dog |
| 犬小屋 | いぬごや | kennel |
| 子犬 | こいぬ | puppy |
| 狛犬 | こまいぬ | (stone) guard lion-dog at Shinto shrine |
| 猟犬 | りょうけん | hound; hunting dog |
| 盲導犬 | もうどうけん | seeing eye dog |
| 忠犬 | ちゅうけん | faithful dog (Hachiko) |
| 愛犬 | あいけん | pet dog |
| 犬儒学派 | けんじゅがくは | cynic (phil.) |
| 犬槙 | いぬまき, イヌマキ | yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus) |
| 犬猿の仲 | けんえんのなか | loggerheads (lit: dog and monkey), like cats and dogs |
| 犬黄楊 | いぬつげ, イヌツゲ | Japanese holly (Ilex crenata) |
| 狂犬 | きょうけん | mad dog |
| 番犬 | ばんけん | watchdog |
| 野犬 | やけん | stray dog, ownerless dog |
| 野良犬 | のらいぬ | stray dog |
| 雌犬 | めすいぬ, めいぬ | bitch, female dog |
| 飼い犬 | かいいぬ | pet dog |
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