JLPT N4 · Family & pets

犬

いぬ

dog

Stroke order of 犬

犬 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A 大 big animal with one extra dot for its ear: a dog.

Parts: 大 big + 丶 dot

Example sentence

犬と公園を散歩します。

いぬとこうえんをさんぽします。

I take a walk in the park with my dog.

More words: Family & pets

家族family 両親parents 親parent 兄(my) older brother 姉(my) older sister 弟younger brother 妹younger sister 兄弟siblings; brothers 主人husband; owner 自分oneself 家house; home 住所address 鳥bird 動物animal 金魚goldfish

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