# 犬 — Dog

Frequency rank 900 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 迎 (Welcome), less common than 岩 (Boulder).

- On’yomi: けん
- Kun’yomi: いぬ
- Radical: 犬 Dog (Kangxi 94)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

The character 犬 (dog) looks like a person (big) with an extra dot — a loyal dog sitting beside its owner, the dot being its wagging tail.

In words:

- 犬 いぬ — dog

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