Dog
犬(いぬ) - a dog
inu
野(ヤ)犬(ケン) - a stray dog
yaken
犬
犬 shows a side view of a dog, and it makes the animal radical (けものへん).
cf.
狼 - wolf
猫 - cat
狐 - fox
猪 - wild boar
猿 - monkey
狩 - to hunt (verb)
狂 - crazy, wild (adjective)
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Radical: 犬
Stroke Count: 4
音:ケン
訓:いぬ
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