Dog

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Translation

The Japanese word for "Dog" is inu 犬.

You Dog!

inu 犬 can also be used in a derogatory way. It can also be used to call someone someone else's "dog," specially a police's "dog," that is, to call someone a spy or secret agent.

Romaji	i	nu
Hiragana	い	ぬ
Katakana	イ	ヌ
Kanji	犬
School Level	小１

Loan-word

The word "Dog" katakanized would be doggu ドッグ.

Romaji	do	ggu
Katakana	ド	ッ	グ
Hiragana	ど	っ	ぐ

Trivia

"Dog food" in Japanese is doggu-fuddo ドッグフード.

entorebuhhā-kyatoru-doggu エントレブッハー・キャトル・ドッグ — entorebuhhā-kyatoru-doggu エントレブッハー・キャトル・ドッグ

Dog Warrior

Synonyms

Domestic Dog, Canis lupus familiaris, Canis familiaris.

Beware: some kanji that are difficult to handwrite are easy to type on the computer, which may skew the usage statistics.

Further Reading

Wikipedia: Dog (犬)

Bulldog, Dog Salmon, Entlebuche Cattle Dog, Entlebucher Mountain Dog, Hunting Dog, Japanese Raccoon Dog, Monster Raccoon Dog, Raccoon Dog, koinu 子犬, tategami-inu 鬣犬.