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犬ころ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いぬ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
犬児
狗子

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(inu, dog) +‎ 子ろ (koro, diminutive). Compare archaic alternative forms 犬児(えのころ) (enokoro), 犬児(えのこ) (enoko) and 犬児(いのころ) (inokoro).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いぬ)ころ (inukoro

  1. dog cub, pup, whelp

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN