犬

Meanings

1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine
2. squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
3. loser; asshole
4. counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

Part of speech: noun, noun (prefix)

Kanji

• 犬

  Meanings

  dog

  On reading

  ケン

  Kun reading

  いぬ、いぬ-

  Strokes

  4

Example sentences

• 彼女は吠える犬を怖がる。

  She is afraid of barking dogs.

  Tatoeba #86720 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 気をつけて。警察の犬がかぎ回ってる。

  Watch out! A police spy is snooping around.

  Tatoeba #74102 · CC BY 2.0 FR