4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

dog

Kun'yomi
  • dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ②squealer ③counterfeit
  • いぬ-
On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

いぬいぬ- 88.8%
ケン 11.2%

Character Breakdown

dog
いぬ ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ②squealer ③counterfeit
loser ②unmarried and childless older woman
puppy ②small dog
evil dog spirit
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References

Unicode hex code 72AC
JIS X 0208 1-24-4
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2868
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3553
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3464
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4275
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2160
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2912
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 238
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 253
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1295
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 107
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 578
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20234
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 17
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 280
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 280
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 66
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 216
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 73
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 29
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 319
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.17
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1295
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 243
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g0.1
Four corner code 4303.0
De Roo Code 1463