Memory phrase for the character: 犬

犬

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Meaning

dog

Pronunciation

KEN
inu

Explanation

 Left: big 大 (Person with legs wide apart and arms outstretched), right: a small dog 丶

Mnemonic
 
The big person is holding his dog.

Radicals

犬 dogShows big 大, as a broad-legged person with arms stretched out wide, holding a small dog 丶.
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
丶 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.




 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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