Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 忠犬(ちゅうけん) in Japanese

忠犬
Kana Reading
ちゅうけん
Romaji
chūken
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    faithful dog (Hachiko)
    Example sentence
    忠犬ハチ公は渋谷駅前立っている The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.

Examples of 忠犬, ちゅうけん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

4 strokes

dog

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: いぬ, いぬ-

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JLPT 1

8 strokes

loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

On'Yomi: チュウ

Kun'Yomi:

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