いぬ
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Dog is いぬ (inu) in Japanese, written with two hiragana letters. The kanji is 犬.
いぬ (inu) is the standard word. A puppy is こいぬ (koinu), and in children's speech a dog is often called わんわん (wanwan), after its bark.
Meaning: animal (noun)
When do people say it?
The statue of the dog Hachiko at Shibuya Station in Tokyo is a popular meeting place.
Did you know?
- The dog is one of the twelve zodiac animals in Japan, called いぬ (inu) in the cycle.
Examples in context
- いぬがいます。inu ga imasu.I have a dog.
- いぬと散歩します。inu to sanpo shimasu.I walk with my dog.
Example conversation
Emi walks her dog and meets her neighbor Mr. Kato.
- Mr. Katoかわいいいぬですね。kawaii inu desu ne.What a cute dog.
- Emiありがとうございます。arigatō gozaimasu.Thank you.
- Mr. Katoなまえは？namae wa?What is its name?
