doggu

Animals in Japanese / Names List / Starting with to と

Translation

doggu means "Dog" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.

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.

doggu is normally written with katakana, as ドッグ.
doggu written with hiragana is どっぐ.

doggu does not have kanji.

Romaji	do	ggu
Katakana	ド	ッ	グ
Hiragana	ど	っ	ぐ

Orthography Notes

ッグ contains a small tsu ッ which makes the consonant of the syllable longer.

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

Synonyms

inu 犬, Canis lupus familiaris, Canis familiaris.

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: 犬 (Dog)

entorebuhhā-kyatoru-doggu エントレブッハー・キャトル・ドッグ, koinu 子犬, burudoggu ブルドッグ, ryouken 猟犬.