Kanji: 犬

    • Meaning : dog
    • ON reading : ケン
    • KUN reading : いぬ,いぬ-
    • Nanori :
    • Stroke count : 4
    • Frequency of use ranking : 1326
    • Jouyou grade level : 1
    • JLPT : 3
    • Radical : 犬(犭)

Words containing that kanji:


  • わない - ふうふげんかはいぬもくわない - One should not interfere in lover's quarrels
  • - ざっしゅけん - mixed breed dog
  • - こがたけん - small-breed dog/toy dog
  • - ちゅうがたけん - medium-size dog
  • - おおがたけん - large-breed dog
  • - けんしゅ - breed of dog
  • - ざしきけん - dog that is raised indoors
  • - たてがみいぬ - hyena
  • - いぬぶえ - dog whistle
  • - あいけんか - lover of dogs
  • - あいけん - pet dog
  • - いっけん - one dog
  • - きょうけん - mad dog
  • - きょうけんびょう - rabies/hydrophobia
  • - ぐんけん - war dog
  • - ぐんようけん - war dog
  • アイヌ - アイヌけん - Hokkaido dog/dog breed native to Hokkaido
  • | - いぬ - dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) | snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) | counterfeit/inferior/useless/wasteful
  • - けんじゅがくは - cynic (phil.)
  • - いぬおうもの - dog-hunting event of Kamakura period
  • - けんえんのなか - loggerheads (lit: dog and monkey)/like cats and dogs
  • - いぬごや - kennel/dog house
  • - けんし - eyetooth/cuspid/canine (tooth)/dogtooth
  • かき | き - いぬかき - dog paddle (swimming style)
  • - けんしゃ - kennel/doghouse
  • | - いぬはりこ - papier-mache dog
  • - ほっかいどうけん | ほっかいどういぬ - Hokkaido dog/dog breed native to Hokkaido
  • わない - いぬもくわない - avoided by everybody/disliked by everybody/lit: not even a dog will eat
  • - こまいぬ - (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
  • なしえ | え - のうなしいぬのたかぼえ - a barking dog seldom bites (meaning those who make the most noise have the least talent)
  • | - めすいぬ | めいぬ - bitch/female dog
  • - いぬしで | イヌシデ - Chonowski's hornbeam (Carpinus tschonoskii)
  • - すていぬ - stray dog
  • い - いぬぎらい - dog hater/dog hating
  • - おうけんけいやく | こうけんけいやく - yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)
  • - とんけん - pig and dog | dullard/halfwit | my child
  • | | | - えのこ | えのころ | えぬ - puppy
  • - からいぬ - foreign dog (esp. of Chinese origin)
  • けばたる | けばる - いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる - no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you (lit: even a dog, if it walks, will bump into a pole) | good luck may come unexpectedly
  • | - いぬびわ | イヌビワ - Ficus erecta (species of ficus)
  • - だけん - mongrel/cur
  • - ちょうどうけん - hearing assistance dog
  • - さいがいきゅうじょけん - rescue dog
  • - かいじょけん - service dog (for the disabled, etc.)
  • - まやくたんちけん - drug-sniffing dog
  • - からふとけん | からふといぬ - Sakhalin husky (dog breed)
  • - いぬとさる - dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs)
  • - ばんけん - watchdog
  • - いぬねこ - dogs and cats/pets
  • - まやくけん - drug-sniffing dog
  • - まけいぬ - loser | unmarried woman (with no children) over the age of 30
  • - もうけん - savage dog
  • まれる | をかまれる - かいいぬにてをかまれる - to be betrayed by a trusted follower
  • - やけん - stray dog/ownerless dog
  • - もうどうけん - guide dog for the blind/seeing eye dog
  • - のらいぬ - stray dog
  • し - いぬころし - dogcatcher
  • 漿 - いぬほおずき - black nightshade (plant) (Solanum nigrum L.)
  • - りょうけん | かりいぬ - hound/hunting dog/gun dog
  • - むくいぬ - shaggy dog
  • - ろうけん - old dog
  • - やけんほかくいん - dogcatcher/dog warden
  • - とさけん | とさいぬ - tosa (Japanese dog breed)
  • | - かいいぬ - pet dog
  • | | - こいぬ - puppy
  • ませ | かませ - かませいぬ - foil/someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
  • - いぬぶな | イヌブナ - Japanese beech/fagus japonica
  • ポメラニア - ポメラニアけん - Pomeranian (dog)
  • - やせいいぬ - wild dog/Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus ssp.)/golden jackal | side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus)
  • - いえいぬ - domestic dog (carnivore, Canis (lupus) familiaris)
  • - いぬまき | イヌマキ - yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
  • - いぬつげ | イヌツゲ - Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)
  • - ちゅうけん - faithful dog (Hachiko)
  • - りょうけんざ - (constellation) Hunting dogs/Canes Venatici
  • - いぬざむらい - cowardly or depraved samurai
  • - おおいぬざ - (constellation) Canis Major
  • - おすいぬ - male dog
  • - こいぬざ - (constellation) Canis Minor
  • - あきたけん | あきたいぬ - Akita (breed of dog)
  • - ちくけん - pet dog
  • - とうけん - dogfighting/a fighting dog
  • り - やけんがり - rounding up stray dogs
  • - にほんけん - a Japanese dog
  • - やまいぬ - Japanese wolf (yamainu, jamainu) (Canis lupus hodophilax) | wild dog (mistranslated for golden jackal, Canis aureus ssp.)
  • - ぼくようけん - sheepdog
  • - ようけん - foreign (Western) breed of dog
  • パリア - パリアいぬ - pariah dog
  • エスキモー - エスキモーけん - Eskimo dog
  • - めいけん - fine dog
  • - けいさつけん - police dog
  • - いぬくぎ - spike/dog nail
  • | - いぬわし | イヌワシ - golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
  • に - いぬじに - die in vain
  • - けんば - dogs and horses/one's humble self
  • い - いぬぐい - sloppy eater
  • - けんじゅ - cynic
  • - いぬちくしょう - mangy cur/low animal/beast
  • - いぬぞり - dog sled
  • - しばいぬ | しばけん - Shiba (Japanese breed of small dog, native of Shikoku)/brushwood dog
  • - せいけん - a mature dog
  • - けんえん - dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs)
  • - けんばのろう - rendering what little service one can
  • をする - げいをするいぬ - dog that knows (does) tricks
  • - しょうのわるいいぬ - vicious dog/ill-tempered dog
  • - ちくけんぜい - dog tax