Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いぬ
Grade: 1
こ > ご
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (inu, dog) +‎ 小屋 (koya, pen). The koya changes to goya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いぬ)()() (inugoya

  1. kennel, doghouse

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References

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