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    3. 犬

    犬

    犬いぬ

    dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)

    N5KMT5News #3+1CoreAnimalsKanji Vocab4 strokes

    狗

    いぬイヌ

    Noun

    1.
    dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
    2.
    squealer, rat, snitch, informer, informant, spy
    derogatoryword usually written using kana alone
    3.
    loser, asshole
    derogatory

    Noun, Prefix

    4.
    counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful

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    私わたしの家いえには犬いぬがいます。

    I have a dog at my house.

    KMT2AnimalsFamily & Relationships
    公こう園えんで犬いぬを散さん歩ぽさせている人ひとが多おおい。

    Many people are walking their dogs in the park.

    KMT5AnimalsDaily Life
    犬いぬは忠ちゅう実じつな動どう物ぶつとして知しられている。

    Dogs are known as loyal animals.

    KMT5AnimalsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは犬いぬのように働はたらいて、プロジェクトを成せい功こうさせた。

    He worked like a dog and made the project a success.

    KMT5AnimalsWork & Career
    盲もう導どう犬けんは、目めの不ふ自じ由ゆうな人ひと々びとの生せい活かつを支ささえる大たい切せつな存そん在ざいだ。

    Guide dogs are important beings that support the lives of visually impaired people.

    KMT6AnimalsMedicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    犬
    いぬ・いぬ-…(1)
    dog
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