Word Meaning 忠犬ハチ公

ちゅうけんはちこう chuukenhachikou

忠犬ハチ公 is read as ちゅうけんはちこう (chuukenhachikou) and means faithful dog Hachikō.

Meaning

English

  1. faithful dog Hachikō
  2. Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)

Reading

Kana

ちゅうけんはちこう

Romaji

chuukenhachikou

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 102259 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忠犬

ちゅうけん

faithful dog

犬公方

いぬくぼう

Dog Shogun (nickname of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi)

忠実

ちゅうじつ

faithful

忠告

ちゅうこく

advice

忠義

ちゅうぎ

loyalty

忠実

まめ

faithful

忠誠

ちゅうせい

loyalty

忠臣

ちゅうしん

loyal retainer

忠魂

ちゅうこん

loyalty

忠孝

ちゅうこう

loyalty and filial piety

忠実度

ちゅうじつど

fidelity

忠義立て

ちゅうぎだて

loyalty

Example Sentences

1

The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.