Word Meaning むく犬

むくいぬ mukuinu

むく犬 is read as むくいぬ (mukuinu) and means shaggy dog.

Meaning

English

  1. shaggy dog

Reading

Kana

むくいぬ

Romaji

mukuinu

Writing Variants

  • ムク犬 むくいぬ mukuinu
  • 尨犬 むくいぬ mukuinu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 152096 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

いぬ

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)

野犬

やけん

stray dog

子犬

こいぬ

puppy

日本犬

にほんけん

Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)

猟犬

りょうけん

hound

飼い犬

かいいぬ

pet dog

番犬

ばんけん

watchdog

負け犬

まけいぬ

unmarried and childless older woman

柴犬

しばいぬ

shiba inu (dog breed)

盲導犬

もうどうけん

guide dog

愛犬

あいけん

love of dogs

野良犬

のらいぬ

stray dog

Example Sentences

1

じしょではむくいぬのいとせつめいしていた。

The dictionary explained this character as meaning a shaggy dog.