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
Alternative spelling
獵犬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) りょーけん [ryòókéń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲo̞ːkẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

猟(りょう)犬(けん) • (ryōken) ←れふけん (refuken)?

  1. a hunting dog

Synonyms

References
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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