犬
dog

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いぬいぬ-

Stroke Order

4 / 4

Information

Grade:1
Strokes:4
JLPT:4
Frequency:1326

Vocabulary

ケン

WordReadingMeaning
愛犬アイケンpet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
盲導犬モウドウケンguide dog; seeing-eye dog
狂犬キョウケンmad dog
番犬バンケンwatchdog; guard dog
野犬ヤケンstray dog; ownerless dog

Other

WordReadingMeaning
犬いぬdog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy; loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
犬イヌdog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy; loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
犬猿の仲けんえんのなかlike cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeys
負け犬まけいぬloser; failure; underdog; unsuccessful person; non-achiever; loser dog; unmarried and childless older woman
野良犬のらいぬstray dog

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

太
big around, plump, thick
Grade 2JLPT 3
大
big, large
Grade 1JLPT 5
不
bad, clumsy, negative, non-, ugly
Grade 4JLPT 4
丈
Mr., Ms., all (one has), height, length, measure, merely, only, stature, ten shaku, that's all
Grade 8JLPT N/A
伏
bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated
Grade 8JLPT 1
本
book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
Grade 1JLPT 5
広
broad, spacious, wide
Grade 2JLPT 4
求
demand, request, require, want, wish for
Grade 4JLPT 3
状
appearance, circumstances, conditions, form, status quo
Grade 5JLPT 3
返
answer, fade, repay, return
Grade 3JLPT 3