聴導犬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聴	導	犬
ちょう Grade: S	どう Grade: 5	けん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
聽導犬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 聴(ちょう) (chō, “hear”) + 導(どう) (dō, “guide”) + 犬(けん) (-ken, “dog”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーどーけん [chòódóókéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːdo̞ːkẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

聴(ちょう)導(どう)犬(けん) • (chōdōken) 

1. hearing dog (a dog trained to assist the deaf)

See also

• 盲導犬(もうどうけん) (mōdōken, “guide dog”)
• 介助犬(かいじょけん) (kaijoken, “mobility dog”)

References

• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN