犬
Dog
Meanings
Dog
On'yomi
けん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
いぬ、 いぬ-
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
犬 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
犬 (Dog) is taught on WaniKani at level 2 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1326 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.
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