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Kanji Detail for 犬 - "dog, loyal, faithful"
犬
- Meaning
犬 means "dog, loyal, faithful."
Dog - A domesticated animal; a mammal of the canine family.
Humble term - A metaphor for something insignificant; a self-deprecating term; also used to belittle others.
Spy - An informant; a secret agent.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
dog
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
dog; radical number 94
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(literary) dog; Kangxi radical 94
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
dog
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A dog with dewclaws. Now ordinary dogs are also called 犬. Because they are lowly domestic animals, the humble use them for self-comparison. As in 犬馬之勞 (the labor of a dog or horse).
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Sentences including 犬
I have a cat and a dog.
The dog frightened the children away.
Who is going to look after our dog?
Who has found a lost dog?
Keep away from the dog.
That dog made for me.
You must take care of your dog.
My wife took good care of this dog.
ドアの側に犬がいます。
There's a dog by the door.
あれは猫ですか犬ですか。
Is that a cat or a dog?
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生の談話は、この犬と小供のために、結末まで進行する事ができなくなったので、私はついにその要領を得ないでしまった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
犬と小供が去ったあと、広い若葉の園は再び故の静かさに帰った。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
洋服を着た人を見ると犬が吠えるような所では、一通の電報すら大事件であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうして、この門の上へ持って来て、犬のように棄てられてしまうばかりである。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo