犬舎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	舎
けん Grade: 1	しゃ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
犬舍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

犬 (ken, “dog”) +‎ 舎 (-sha, “house”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんしゃ [kéꜜǹshà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

犬(けん)舎(しゃ) • (kensha) ^{←けんしゃ (kensya)^?}

kennel, doghouse

Synonyms

犬小屋(いぬごや) (inugoya): kennel, doghouse

See also

牛小屋(うしごや) (ushigoya)
豚舎(とんしゃ) (tonsha): pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)
鳥籠(とりかご) (torikago): birdcage

References

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