noun

  1. hound, hunting dog, running dog, dupe, tool of another person, cat's-paw.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
走狗 そうく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
puppy, dog
いぬ ク コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog(犬) variant
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)