Word Meaning 山犬

やまいぬ yamainu

山犬 is read as やまいぬ (yamainu) and means Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct).

Meaning

English

Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct)
wild dog

Reading

Kana

やまいぬ

Romaji

yamainu

Writing Variants

豺やまいぬ yamainu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 140219 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

山道

やまみち

mountain road

山家

やまが

mountain villa

山手

やまて

hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)

山野

さんや

hills and fields

山地

さんち

mountainous region

山小屋

やまごや

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers)

山火事

やまかじ

forest fire

山の手

やまのて

Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds)

山元

やまもと

foot of a mountain

山開き

やまびらき

start of the mountain-climbing season

山分け

やまわけ

equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.)

山海

さんかい

mountains and seas