柴犬

Chinese

		firewood	dog
trad. (柴犬)		柴	犬
simp. #(柴犬)		柴	犬

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 柴犬 (shiba inu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháiquǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ hyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháiquǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháicyuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai²-chʻüan³
    • Yale: chái-chywǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaircheuan
    • Palladius: чайцюань (čajcjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caai⁴ hyun²
    • Yale: chàaih hyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ hyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ hün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ hyːn³⁵/

Noun

柴犬

1. Shiba Inu

Japanese

柴犬 (shiba inu, shiba ken): a Shiba Inu puppy.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
柴	犬
しば Jinmeiyō	いぬ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 柴 (shiba, “brushwood”) +‎ 犬 (inu, “dog”), possibly in reference to the dog's small stature and ability to pursue prey even through overgrown terrain.

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) しばいぬ [shìbáínú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiba̠inɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

柴(しば)犬(いぬ) • (shibainu) 

1. a Shiba Inu

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
柴	犬
しば Jinmeiyō	けん Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Compound of 柴 (shiba, “brushwood”) +‎ 犬 (ken, “dog”), using the on'yomi of ken for the second character.

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
• (Tokyo) しばけん [shìbákéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiba̠kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

柴(しば)犬(けん) • (shibaken) 

1. a Shiba Inu

Usage notes

The shiba inu reading appears to be more common.