Memory phrase for the Kanji: 犬


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Meaning dog

Pronunciation

KEN
inu

Explanation

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

Mnemonic


 
The big man is holding his dog.

Radicals

dogA big 大 person with outspread arms holds a small dog 丶.
bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 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 丶 is used in the mnemonics accordingly.
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 Vocabulary

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

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