Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 犬


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Meaning

dog

Pronunciation

KEN
inu

Explanation

Left: big (man with outstretched arms), right: a small dog

Mnemonic

The big man is holding his dog.

Radicals

dog(Shows a big person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog .)
big(A person with wide spread arms and legs appears big.)
stroke for emphasis(The stroke for emphasis is used to give an emphasis to a particular item.)
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Vocabulary

猟犬 りょうけん hound, hunting dog
いぬ dog
番犬 ばんけん watchdog
子犬 こいぬ puppy

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