Meaning

Primary

Hunting Dog

Alternative

Hound

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A hunting dog is a hunting dog!

Reading

りょうけん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You didn't learn this reading for yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

Who has the best hunting dog in the world? Ken (けん) from Street Fighter! His dog is also named Ken, because that's how Ken and Ken do things.

Context

Context Sentences

一般的に猟犬はよく吠えると言われています。

It’s said that hunting dogs typically bark a lot.

Kanji Composition