This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、いぬ、いぬ-
Romaji: ken, inu, inu-
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

dog

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  94
Frequency:  1326
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-4-4
Korean Reading:  gyeon
Chinese Reading:  quan2
Unicode:  72ac
JIS:  3824

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3464
Nelson Index: 2868
New Nelson Index: 3553
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3g0.1
Four Corner Index: 4303.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 17
Gakken Index: 1295
Japanese Names Index: 107
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20234
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0667
Remembering the kanji Index: 238
Busy People Index: 2.17
Kanji Flashcards Index: 216
Kodansha Compact Index: 1295
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 73
Kanji in Context Index: 319
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2160
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2912
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 243
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 253
Essential Kanji Index: 578
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4275
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1463
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 66
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 29

Words

(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
猟犬 (りょうけん、かりいぬ)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
子犬 (こいぬ)
puppy
野良犬 (のらいぬ)
stray dog
番犬 (ばんけん)
watchdog
愛犬 (あいけん)
pet dog; beloved dog
犬猿 (けんえん)
dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs)
飼い犬 (かいいぬ)
pet dog
名犬 (めいけん)
fine dog
盲導犬 (もうどうけん)
guide dog for the blind; seeing eye dog
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