猟りょう犬けん

also: かりいぬ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

hound; hunting dog; gun dog

General term for a dog bred or trained for hunting; can refer to scent hounds, gun dogs, or any hunting breed.

彼かれは猟りょう犬けんを連つれて山やまに入はいった。
He went into the mountains with his hunting dog.
この犬けん種しゅは優すぐ

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This breed is known as an excellent hunting dog.

Written forms

猟犬Usage100%
- りょうけん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading りょうけん is the modern common reading.
- かりいぬ
かりいぬ
Rare kana spelling reflecting the older kun'yomi reading; mostly encountered in historical or poetic contexts.

Kanji

猟game-hunting, shooting, game
犬dog

Similar words

番ばん犬けん
番犬 is a watchdog or guard dog, kept for protection rather than hunting.
警けい察さつ犬けん
警察犬 is a police dog, trained for law enforcement tasks, not for hunting game.

Etymology

Compound of 猟 (ryō, 'hunting') and 犬 (ken, 'dog'). The reading かりいぬ is the native Japanese kun'yomi reading of the same characters, now largely replaced by the Sino-Japanese reading りょうけん.