こいぬ
Meanings
Noun
1. puppy
2. small dog
Pitch accent
いぬ
Composed of
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
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。③ スパイ。間者。④ 警察官のこと。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)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
Canis Minor (constellation); the Lesser Dog
puppy mill; puppy farm
Examples (15 in total)
What lovely puppies they are!
The puppy grew larger and larger every day.
Tom brought a puppy to school.
Mary was the one who named this puppy.
The puppy licked her on the cheek.
Mary named her puppy Cookie.
I've had this dog since he was a puppy.
The small dog dug a hole and buried his food in it.
Susan found out where the puppy had come from.
Her many puppies run around in the yard every day.
I've been searching for my puppy for weeks.
I'll give these puppies to anyone who likes dogs.
When does a puppy become a dog?
He paid as much as a hundred dollars for a puppy.
Hungry puppies are barking on the street.