猟犬

Japanese

猟犬 (ryōken): a hunting dog.

Kanji in this term
猟	犬
りょう Grade: S	けん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

/repuken/ → /refuken/ → /reuken/ → /rjoːken/

From Middle Chinese compound 獵犬 (liᴇp̚ kʰwen^X, literally “hunt + dog”). Compare modern Mandarin reading lièquǎn.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) りょーけん [ryòókéń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːkẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

猟犬 (hiragana りょうけん, rōmaji ryōken, historical hiragana れふけん)

a hunting dog

Synonyms

狩 (かり)犬 (いぬ) (kariinu)
狩 (しゅ)猟 (りょう)犬 (けん) (shuryōken)

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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