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The Japanese word

is pronounced
inu | いぬ
means
dog
Examples:
猟犬が森のほうにいった。
ryōken ga mori no hō ni itta.
The hunting dog headed for the woods.
犬が腕時計と扇子を食った。
inu ga udedokei to sensu o kutta.
The dog ate a watch and a Japanese fan.
留守中犬を預かりましょう。
rusu chū inu o azukari masho u.
I'll take care of the dog while you are out.
留守中犬を世話して下さい。
rusu chū inu o sewa shi te kudasai.
Please take care of our dog while we're away.
老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。
rō inu ni atarashī gei wa shikome nai.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
隣の犬はほえてばかりいます。
tonari no inu wa hoe te bakari i masu.
The dog next door is always barking.
老犬に新しい芸は教えられない。
rō inu ni atarashī gei wa oshie rare nai.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
チューたろうは田中さんの犬です。
chū taro u wa tanaka san no inu desu.
Chewtarou is Mrs Tanaka's dog.
時々、私の犬は夜中の間に吠えます。
tokidoki, watashi no inu wa yoru nakanoma ni hoe masu.
Sometimes my dog barks in the middle of the night.
旅行の間、母が犬の面倒を見てくれた。
ryokō no ma, haha ga inu no mendō o mi te kure ta.
Mother looked after my dog during the trip.
下校の途中で犬をつれた女の子と遊んだ。
gekō no tochū de inu o tsure ta onnanoko to ason da.
Halfway back from school I played with a girl who was walking her dog.
隣の家の犬が一晩中ほえ続けていたのです。
tonari no ie no inu ga ichi ban chū hoe tsuzuke te i ta no desu.
The dog next door kept barking all night.
老いた犬に新しい芸当を教え込むことはできない。
oi ta inu ni atarashī geitō o oshie komu koto wa deki nai.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
留守の間、私の犬の世話をお願いしたいんですけど。
rusu no ma, watashi no inu no sewa o onegai shi tain desu kedo.
I'd like you to look after my dog during my absence. | I'd like you to look after my dog while I'm away. | I'd like you to look after my dog while I'm out. | I'd like you to look after my dog while I'm gone.
来る日も来る日もその犬は主人を迎えに駅へ行った。
kitaru hi mo kuru hi mo sono inu wa jujin o mukae ni eki e itta.
Day in, day out the dog went to the station to wait for its master.
来る日も来る日も、その犬は駅の前で主人を待って座っていた。
kitaru hi mo kuru hi mo, sono inu wa eki no mae de jujin o matte suwatte i ta.
Day after day, the dog sat waiting for his master in front of the station.
次に私達に犬の世話をする時間があるか今一度考えてみましょう。
tsugini watashi tachi ni inu no sewa o suru jikan ga aru ka ima ichi do kangae te mi masho u.
Next, let us think about whether we have the time to look after a dog.
隣の人たちに、私たちが留守にしている間、犬の世話をしてくれるように頼みましょう。
tonari no hito tachi ni, watashi tachi ga rusu ni shi te iru ma, inu no sewa o shi te kureru yō ni tanomi masho u.
Let's ask the neighbors to look after the dog while we're away.
トップのリーダーは犬の行動学では「アルファ」と呼ばれ、以下「ベータ」「ガンマ」と続きます。
toppu no rīdā wa inu no kōdō gaku de wa ' arufa ' to yoba re, ika ' bēta ' ' ganma ' to tsuzuki masu.
In dog ethology the leader is called 'alpha'; after that it continues with 'beta' and 'gamma'.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org