飼い犬

かいいぬ

pet dog

What does 飼い犬 mean?

飼い犬 is a Japanese noun meaning pet dog in English. It is written as 飼い犬 in kanji, かいいぬ in hiragana, and kaiinu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

飼い犬を外に連れ出そうとした。

I tried to take our dog out of our house.