Memory phrase for the Kanji: 犬
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犬 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning
| dog
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Pronunciation |
KEN inu |
Explanation |
Left: big 大 (man with outstretched arms), right: a small dog 丶 |
Mnemonic
| The big man is holding his dog.
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Radicals
犬
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dog | A big 大 person with outspread arms holds a small dog 丶. |
大
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big | A person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big. |
丶
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stroke for emphasis | The stroke for emphasis is used to give an emphasis to a particular item. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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