Japanese symbol for “mutt”
駄犬
だけん
Romaji: daken
mongrel; cur; mutt
In Japanese, mutt is 駄犬, read だけん (daken).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n mongrel; cur; mutt
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mutt”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犬っころ | いぬっころ inukkoro | damn dog; mutt |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 駄目 | だめ dame | no good; not serving its purpose; useless |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい mudazukai | waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away |
| 駄菓子 | だがし dagashi | penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets |
| 下駄 | げた geta | geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal |
| 駄作 | ださく dasaku | poor piece of work; rubbish; trash |
| 愛犬 | あいけん aiken | pet dog; beloved dog |
| 飼い犬 | かいいぬ kaiinu | pet dog |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mutt”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.