秋田犬

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
秋	田	犬
あき Grade: 2	た Grade: 1	いぬ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

秋田 (“Akita”) +‎ 犬 (inu, “dog”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) あきたいぬ [àkítáꜜìnù] (Nakadaka – [3])
- (Tokyo) あきたいぬ [àkítáínú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [a̠kʲi̥ta̠inɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

秋田犬 (hiragana あきたいぬ, rōmaji Akitainu)

an Akita (Japanese dog breed)

Usage notes

Akitainu is used in Akita Prefecture.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
秋	田	犬
あき Grade: 2	た Grade: 1	けん Grade: 1

秋田 (“Akita”) +‎ 犬 (ken, “dog”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あきたいぬ [àkítáínú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [a̠kʲi̥ta̠inɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

秋田犬 (hiragana あきたけん, rōmaji Akitaken)

an Akita (Japanese dog breed)

Usage notes

Akitaken is used elsewhere in Japan.

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