Japanese symbol for “pets”
犬猫
いぬねこ
Romaji: inuneko
dogs and cats; pets
In Japanese, pets is 犬猫, read いぬねこ (inuneko).
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Meanings
- n dogs and cats; pets
- n something trivial; worthless thing
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愛犬 | あいけん aiken | pet dog; beloved dog |
| 飼い犬 | かいいぬ kaiinu | pet dog |
| 野犬 | やけん yaken | stray dog; ownerless dog |
| 盲導犬 | もうどうけん moudouken | guide dog; seeing-eye dog |
| 負け犬 | まけいぬ makeinu | loser; failure; underdog |
| 猟犬 | りょうけん ryouken | hound; hunting dog; gun dog |
| 子猫 | こねこ koneko | kitten |
| 野良猫 | のらねこ noraneko | stray cat; alley cat |
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.