犬ころ

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
犬
いぬ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
犬児
狗子

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

犬 (inu, “dog”) +‎ 子ろ (koro, diminutive). Compare archaic alternative forms 犬児(えのころ) (enokoro), 犬児(えのこ) (enoko) and 犬児(いのころ) (inokoro).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

犬(いぬ)ころ • (inukoro) 

  1. dog cub, pup, whelp

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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