Keyword
sign of the dog
Info
FrequencyTop 2700-2800
KankenLevel 1
Readings
いぬ
(97%)
Composed of
slash with a dagger-axe
one
Mnemonic

If you come across a rabid dog just make one slash with a dagger-axe in its direction, and there suddenly won't be any sign of the dog because it'll be dead.

Used in kanji (14 in total)
feelings
perish
years old
reduction
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
year of the Dog
Metal Dog (47th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1910, 1970, 2030)
Water Dog (59th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
Earth Dog (35th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)
Fire Dog (23rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)
Wood Dog (11th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
northwest
hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)
day of the Dog