Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Dog

Mnemonic

The dog radical and dog kanji are exactly the same!

Readings

On’yomi

けん

Kun’yomi

いぬ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You see an emu running towards you from off in the distance (strange to see an emu in these parts...). As it gets closer, you realize that it's not an emu at all, it's something that sounds the same, or similar... an inu! (いぬ)

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary