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犬

いぬ

dog

Mnemonic

Four legs, a tail, and an ear that goes up the moment your hand touches the door handle. In いぬ he comes. He wants the poster with one on it: いぬ.

Built from

dog
A pictograph. 大 a big figure with one extra stroke, which is the ear standing up.

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