柴犬
Japanese
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”),[1][2] possibly in reference to the dog's small stature and ability to pursue prey even through overgrown terrain.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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 (on'yomi) of ken for the second character.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Usage notes
The shiba inu reading appears to be more common.
References
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 柴 read as しば
- Japanese terms spelled with 犬 read as いぬ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with 犬 read as けん
- Japanese terms read with yutōyomi
- ja:Dogs