Translation

inu means "Dog" in English.

  • You Dog!
    inu 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.
inu written with kanji is .
This is a jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in the first year of shougakkou 小学校.
inu written with katakana is イヌ.
inu written with hiragana is いぬ.
Romaji i nu
Hiragana
Katakana
Kanji
School Level 小1

Trivia

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

Synonyms

doggu ドッグ, Canis lupus familiaris, Canis familiaris.

Further Reading

Wikipedia: (Dog)