盲導犬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
盲	導	犬
もう Grade: S	どう Grade: 5	けん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From 盲(もう) (mō, “blind”) + 導(どう) (dō, “guide”) + 犬(けん) (ken, “dog”).

Noun

盲(もう)導(どう)犬(けん) • (mōdōken)

seeing-eye dog, guide dog (a trained dog for visually impaired person)

Related terms

介助犬(かいじょけん) (kaijoken)
聴導犬(ちょうどうけん) (chōdōken)

See also

(Chinese) 導盲犬／导盲犬 (dǎomángquǎn)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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