Memory phrase for the Kanji: 犬


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Meaning dog

Pronunciation

KEN
inu

Explanation

Left: big (man with outstretched arms), right: a small dog

Mnemonic


 
The big man is holding his dog.

Radicals

dogA big person with outspread arms holds a small dog .
bigA person with wide spread arms and legs appears big.
stroke for emphasisIn many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke is used in the mnemonics accordingly.
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 Vocabulary

 猟犬  りょうけん  hound, hunting dog
 犬  いぬ  dog
 番犬  ばんけん  watchdog
 子犬  こいぬ  puppy

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