Word details

忠犬

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 忠犬.

Dictionary

Entry

忠犬ゅうけんNounFreq #38446
1

faithful dog

Examples
忠犬ハチ公の像は渋谷駅前に立っている。
The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

8 strokesFrequency 1,113JLPT N1Grade 6

On

チュウ

Nanori

きよしたたただただしなお

dog

4 strokesFrequency 1,326JLPT N3Grade 1

On

ケン

Kun

いぬいぬ-

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