Word Meaning かませ犬

かませいぬ kamaseinu

かませ犬 is read as かませいぬ (kamaseinu) and means foil.

Meaning

English

  1. foil
  2. someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning

Reading

Kana

かませいぬ

Romaji

kamaseinu

Writing Variants

  • 噛ませ犬 かませいぬ kamaseinu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 150720 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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love of dogs

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stray dog