VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

いぬ
hepburn inu

dog

Part of speech · noun

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Examples

  1. 犬が好きです。
    I like dogs.
  2. 小さい犬を飼っています。
    I'm keeping a small dog.

Collocations

犬を飼う (kau, keep a dog)犬の散歩 (inu no sanpo, dog walk)子犬 (koinu, puppy)番犬 (banken, watchdog)犬小屋 (inugoya, doghouse)

Mnemonic

犬 inu — dog. Basic animal vocab. Often with 飼う kau (to keep/raise), homophone with 買う (to buy, batch 2) — context distinguishes. Onyomi けん (ken): 番犬 banken (watchdog), 名犬 meiken (famous dog). 子犬 koinu (puppy) = child + dog.

Quick check

  1. "Keep a dog" vs "buy a dog" — both pronounced kau, but?

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