雌犬

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
めす
Grade: S
いぬ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (mesu, female, specific to non-humans) +‎ (inu, dog).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [me̞sɨᵝinɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

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(めす)(いぬ) (mesuinu

  1. (rare) female dog, she-dog, bitch

Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN