noun  noun (generic) 

• day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season), dog days of summer

noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• the hiragana character "ku"
• chevron-shaped, dogleg-shaped

colloquial  abbreviation  noun  noun (generic) 

• gofer, dogsbody, person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
• using continuously, using non-stop

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic) 

• stickily, glutinously
• persistently, insistently, tenaciously, doggedly

search-only kanji form  derogatory  expression  noun  noun (generic) 

• public servant (esp. police), dogs of the state

character  noun  noun (generic)  ENAMDICT/JMnedict words 

• Loudred (Pokémon)

popular  rarely used kanji form  noun  noun (generic) 

• lion
• left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• guide dog, seeing-eye dog

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• pet dog, beloved dog
• love of dogs, fondness for dogs

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• pet dog