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crazy dog

Japanese translation: 狂犬

00:37 Apr 27, 2004
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: crazy dog
i just need tranlation of different words in enlish to other languages
julian
Japanese translation:狂犬
Explanation:
"狂犬" (kyoken)
If you mean mad dog, then the corresponding Japanese word is the above.
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Peishun CHIANG
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5 +1See explanation below
humbird
3 +2狂犬
Peishun CHIANG
1狂気犬
Gabo Pena


  

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狂気犬


Explanation:
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Gabo Pena
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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狂犬


Explanation:
"狂犬" (kyoken)
If you mean mad dog, then the corresponding Japanese word is the above.

Peishun CHIANG
Japan
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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agree  Minoru Kuwahara: if u need a literal meaning of the term, u would go with this translation. I assume "狂犬病 (hydrophobia)" would be possibly more intentionally used by the Japanese speakers than just "狂犬". -
7 hrs
agree  Mumu Watanabe (X)
20 hrs
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See explanation below


Explanation:
There is no such thing as "crazy" animal. It is only human who think they are. Thereby this is a hard word to translate as far as Japanese concerned. Nonetheless, if you mean "mad dog", or a dog who has violent dispostion (due to owner's maltreatment as no dog born mean) my translation is 凶暴な犬。This is a combination of modifier "violent" and noun "dog". When you say 狂犬 as someone suggested, it means the dog is suffering from rabies and may bite indiscriminately. Then the dog is sick. A tendency affected by sickness is not a dispostion. Hope this helps.

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Note added at 2004-04-27 02:01:14 (GMT)
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Woops, there is mojibake in my kanji character (alas at most critical time). It should be read as 凶暴¥な犬(kyoubou na inu).

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Kurt Hammond
5 hrs
neutral  Minoru Kuwahara: how would i call the dog which bit my grandfather's thigh when he was alive? Apart from that, I would kindly like to remind that 狂犬病 is still a common expression to be used to specify, yes, "sick dogs". No human ego, therefore, rather more scientific.
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