介助犬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
介	助	犬
かい Grade: S	じょ Grade: 3	けん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From 介助(かいじょ) (kaijo, “help”) + 犬(けん) (-ken, “dog”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいじょけん [kàíjókéń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ka̠iʑo̞kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

介(かい)助(じょ)犬(けん) • (kaijoken)

mobility dog, mobility assistance dog

See also

盲導犬(もうどうけん) (mōdōken, “guide dog”)
聴導犬(ちょうどうけん) (chōdōken, “hearing dog”)

References

Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN