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犬 — dog

犬 means “dog”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken). Kun'yomi: いぬ (inu). You'll see it in words such as 犬 (inu, “dog”).

犬
Stroke order of 犬
Meaning
dog
On'yomi
ケン (ken)
Kun'yomi
いぬ (inu)
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N4 · set Animals & outdoors

How to remember 犬

A big (大) dog with one ear flopped over (丶).

Parts: 大 big · 丶 drop

Words with 犬

WordReadingMeaning
犬いぬ inu kundog

Example sentences

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Animals & outdoors” set

Practise 犬 free