Meaning

Primary

Puppy

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A child dog is a puppy!

Reading

こいぬ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Even though this is a jukugo word, it doesn't use the on'yomi readings. Fortunately you learned the kun'yomi readings with the vocab words 子 (こ) and 犬 (いぬ). Just think of 子犬 as those two words mashed together to remember this one.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 子犬がいる

    there are puppies, to have a puppy

    子犬がなめる

    the puppy licks

    子犬がくる

    a puppy is coming

Context Sentences

子犬は、かわいい。

The puppy is cute.

子犬はトレーニングがたいへんです。

Puppies are a lot of work to train.

子犬ごっこをしましょうよ。

Let’s pretend we’re puppies!

Kanji Composition