犬
Kanji · JLPT N4 · Nature and animals
犬 Dog
On'yomi Chinese-derived reading
けん
Mostly used when 犬 combines with other kanji in compound words.
Kun'yomi native Japanese reading
いぬ、いぬ-
Mostly used when 犬 stands alone.
- Strokes
- 4
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary year 1
- Frequency
- #1326
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