Meaning of 飼い犬(かいいぬ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 飼い犬, 飼犬

Kana Reading かいいぬ

Romaji kaiinu

Example Sentences

飼い犬, 飼犬, かいいぬ used in context

彼(あれ)は行方不明(ゆくえふめい)の飼犬(かいいぬ)を捜して町(まち)を歩きまわった(あるきまわる)。

He went about town looking for his missing dog.
彼(あれ)(あれ)は、隣の(となり)人(じん)が飼い犬(かいいぬ)が彼(あれ)(あれ)の庭(にわ)に走り込んで(はしりこむ)くるのを放りっぱなし(ほうりっぱなし)している(する)のに腹を立てた。

He was furious at his neighbor for allowing their dog to run into his yard.
神(かみ)が愛する(あいする)人(じん)には飼い犬(かいいぬ)から子豚(こぶた)が生まれる(うまれる)。

Whom God loves, his bitch brings forth pigs.
飼い犬(かいいぬ)を外(そと)に連れ出そう(つれだす)とした(する)。

I tried to take our dog out of our house.
彼らの(かれら)飼い犬(かいいぬ)はとても獰猛(どうもう)な(だ)ので、誰も(だれも)近づけな(だ)かった。

Their dog was so fierce that he kept everyone away.

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

飼 JLPT 1

domesticate, raise, keep, feed

On: シ

Kun: か.う

13 strokes

犬 JLPT 4

dog

On: ケン

Kun: いぬ, いぬ-

4 strokes

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