犬 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 犬 mean?

Dogs

How to read 犬?

Kunyomi... いぬ/inu

Onyomi... ケン/ken

jinmeikun...

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

Other kanji information..

application	Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem.
type	common-use kanji
unicode	72AC &#x72AC (For HTML use)