番犬

Japanese
Kanji in this term
番 犬
ばん
Grade: 2		 けん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
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Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 番 (ban, “watch, watchman”) +‎ 犬 (ken, “dog”).[1][2][3][4][5] First cited in Japanese to 1920.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

番(ばん)犬(けん) • (banken) 

  1. [from 1920] watchdog; guard dog; security dog

Coordinate terms

References
  1. “番犬”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. “番犬”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  5. 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
  6. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  7. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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