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犭dog / animal (left)kanji family

犭 is the dog / animal (left) component. Explore the 12 kanji that use it — compare their structure, readings, meanings, and example vocabulary on the map. It is the form 犬 takes inside another kanji.

Kangxi radical 94

犯crime, sinJLPT N3 猫catJLPT N3 狂lunatic, insaneJLPT N1 狩hunt, raidJLPT N1 独single, aloneJLPT N1 狭cramped, narrowJLPT N1 猛fierce, raveJLPT N1 猟game-hunting, shootingJLPT N1 猶furthermore, stillJLPT N1 猿monkeyJLPT N1 獄prison, jailJLPT N1 獲seize, getJLPT N1

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Momiji labels relationships as shared component, phonetic family, words in common, or meaning group. The labels are learning associations rather than a claim that every historical etymology is settled.

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