いぬ
Meanings
Noun
1. 哺乳類食肉目イヌ科イヌ属の動物、(以前は、種小名を除き)。しばしば家畜にされ番犬として使われる。
2. 子分、手下。
番犬が従順であることから
3. スパイ。間者。
よく鼻が利くことから
4. 警察官のこと。
隠語
5. 取るに足らないもの、つまらないもの、にせもの。「イヌサフラン」「イヌタデ」「イヌマキ」など、動植物の名称の一部に使われる場合もある。(例外として「イヌノフグリ」は、犬の陰嚢の姿にちなむ)
Kanji used
dog
Pitch accent
Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (93 in total)
puppy; small dog
① 喧嘩に負けて、尻尾を巻いて逃げる犬。② 勝負に負けて、引き下がる者。敗残者。
① 飼い主がいない犬。
puppy; small dog
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
① 神社や寺院の入り口におかれる獅子や犬の姿をした一対の獣の像。② 将棋の駒。
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
bitch; female dog
bitch; female dog
shaggy dog
puppy; small dog
mangy cur; low animal; beast
① 土佐闘犬の別名② 四国犬の旧称
bitch; female dog
pup; puppy; whelp
dog person
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
bitch; female dog
bitch; female dog
① 橇犬が引いて走るそり。② 1.を使った競技。
① 日本犬の犬種の一つで秋田県原産の大型犬。日本の天然記念物。
dogcatcher; person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
shaggy dog
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
dog apparition; fantastic dog-like creature
man who practises cunnilingus; dog who licks butter off a person's body (for sexual arousal)
Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
dog hater; dog hating
eating like a dog; sloppy eating; (arch.) dog fighting
① 日本犬の犬種の一つで樺太原産の中型犬。
person bringing their dog along (for something); person walking their dog
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
① 橇犬が引いて走るそり。② 1.を使った競技。
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
papier-mâché dog
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
lost dog; missing dog
dog meat; dog flesh
dog-friendly café; eatery which allows people to bring their pet dogs and provides separate menus for dogs and their owners
① ハイエナ
papier-mâché dog
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
wasting one's breath (trying to explain something); (lit.) (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog
foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
Canis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog
① 日本犬の犬種の一つで北海道原産の中型犬。日本の天然記念物。別名はアイヌ犬。
① 日本犬の犬種の一つで山梨県原産の中型犬。日本の天然記念物。
spike; dog nail
① 犬の別称。
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
dog that knows (does) tricks
Taiwan Dog; Formosan Mountain Dog
pet dog; domesticated dog
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
① ハイエナ
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
black nightshade (plant) (Solanum nigrum)
wild dog; Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus ssp.); golden jackal; side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus)
short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)
window-shopping without any money; going out and returning without having bought or eaten anything; (lit.) dog's walk on the riverbank
dog clothes; dogwear
(lit.) a starved dog does not fear the rod
bush dog (Speothos venaticus)
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
catnip (Nepeta cataria); catmint
meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale); autumn crocus; naked lady
Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell
Ficus erecta (species of ficus)
Chonowski's hornbeam (Carpinus tschonoskii)
Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell
Oriental ostrich fern (Pentarhizidium orientale)
Mosla punctulata (plant)
Mosla punctulata (plant)
Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)
woolly lespedeza (Lespedeza tomentosa) (species of flower)
Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum); pictum
woodland draba (Draba nemorosa); woodland whitlow-grass
Japanese beech (Fagus japonica)
① 犬同士を組み合わせ、歯で噛み合わせて勝敗を決める競技。闘犬。
Examples (200 in total)
Is that a dog?
The dog sleeps.
Dogs are funny.