秋田犬

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
秋	田	犬
あき Grade: 2	た Grade: 1	いぬ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

秋田 (“Akita”) +‎ 犬 (inu, “dog”)

Noun

秋(あき)田(た)犬(いぬ) • (Akitainu) 

1. an Akita (Japanese dog breed)

Usage notes

• Akitainu is used in Akita Prefecture.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
秋	田	犬
あき Grade: 2	た Grade: 1	けん Grade: 1

秋田 (“Akita”) +‎ 犬 (ken, “dog”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あきたいぬ [àkítáínú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠kʲi̥ta̠inɯ̟]

Noun

秋(あき)田(た)犬(けん) • (Akitaken) 

1. an Akita (Japanese dog breed)

Usage notes

• Akitaken is used elsewhere in Japan.