いぬ

See also: イヌ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of いぬ – see the following entries.

【犬】1 [noun] dog, canine [noun] servant; one who is loyal (like a dog) [noun] spy Alternative spellings 狗, イヌ

【戌】H [proper noun] the Dog, the eleventh of the twelve Earthly Branches [noun] the hour of the dog; a historical dual-hour equivalent to 7PM - 9PM

(This term, いぬ (inu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as いぬ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いぬ.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 狗.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of いぬ – see the following entries.

【率寝】 [verb] (of a man) to sleep together in the same bed with (a woman)

【寝ぬ】 [verb] (obsolete) to sleep Alternative spelling 寐ぬ

【去ぬ】 [verb] (Classical Japanese or Kansai, Chūgoku, Shikoku) to go; to leave Alternative spelling 往ぬ

(This term, いぬ (inu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as いぬ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いぬ.)