犬小屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	小	屋
いぬ Grade: 1	こ > ご Grade: 1	や Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いぬごや [ìnúgóyá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [inɯ̟ɡo̞ja̠]

Noun

犬(いぬ)小(ご)屋(や) • (inugoya)

kennel, doghouse

Synonyms

犬(けん)舎(しゃ) (kensha)

See also

牛(ぎゅう)舎(しゃ) (gyūsha): cowshed, byre, cattle barn
豚(とん)舎(しゃ) (tonsha): pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)
鳥(とり)籠(かご) (torikago): birdcage

References

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