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猟犬

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猟犬 (ryōken): a hunting dog.
Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: S
けん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
獵犬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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/repuken//refuken//reuken//rjoːken/

From Middle Chinese compound 獵犬 / 猎犬 (liᴇp̚ kʰwenX, literally hunt + dog). Compare modern Mandarin reading lièquǎn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(りょう)(けん) (ryōkenれふけん (refuken)?

  1. a hunting dog

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN