usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• bush dog (Speothos venaticus)

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), warrah, Falkland Islands dog, Falkland Islands fox, Antarctic wolf

noun  noun (generic) 

• New Guinea singing dog (Canis lupus dingo var.)

noun  noun (generic) 

• pet dog, non-sporting dog

colloquial  interjection 

• hooray, whee, hot dog!, you beaut, whacko, yowzer!, whoopee!, yes!

noun  noun (generic) 

• lost dog, missing dog

gairaigo  waseigo  English origin  archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

• Western dog

idiomatic expression  expression 

• wasting one's breath (trying to explain something), (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog

noun  noun (generic) 

• basenji (dog breed), Congo dog

idiomatic expression  expression  noun  noun (generic) 

• backbiting of a coward, grumblings of a loser, the far-off bark of a retreating dog