狗 — kanji meaning “puppy”
狗
puppy, dog
- Meanings
- puppy, dog
- On'yomi
- ク (ku)、コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- いぬ
- Strokes
- 8
- Classical radical
- 94
- Chinese reading
- gǒu — Chinese character page
Words with 狗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天狗 | てんぐ tengu | tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains |
| 走狗 | そうく souku | hound; hunting dog |
| 烏天狗 | からすてんぐ karasutengu | small, crow-billed tengu |
| 狗肉 | くにく kuniku | dog meat; dog flesh |
| 天狗風 | てんぐかぜ tengukaze | sudden gust |
| 天狗話 | てんぐばなし tengubanashi | boastful story |
| 羊頭狗肉 | ようとうくにく youtoukuniku | crying wine and selling vinegar; deceptive advertisement |
| 狗尾草 | えのころぐさ enokorogusa | green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass |
| 天狗茸 | てんぐたけ tengutake | panther cap (Amanita pantherina) |
| 喪家の狗 | そうかのいぬ soukanoinu | feeling lost like a stray dog |
| 一人天狗 | ひとりてんぐ hitoritengu | self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head |
| 鶏鳴狗盗 | けいめいくとう keimeikutou | person who resorts to petty tricks; person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks |
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