子犬 Koinu means puppy.
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The Japanese word for puppy is 'koinu,' and it can roughly be prounounced as "koh-ee-noo."
The Japanese word for wolf pup is Koinu okami
In Japanese, you would say "playful puppy" as 「元気な子犬」(genki na koinu). "元気" (genki) means lively or energetic, and "子犬" (koinu) means puppy. So when combined, it translates to a playful or lively puppy in Japanese.
Koh (as in "co"conut) - ee (as in t"ee"n) - new Koh-ee-new.
熊 (kuma) is the Japanese word for "bear" and we can attach 子 (ko) to indicate "child", thus 子熊 (kokuma) would mean "child bear" or "cub". Other instances where this is done is with puppy (子犬, koinu) and kitten (子猫, koneko).
Himawari to koinu no nanokakan - 2012 is rated/received certificates of: Hong Kong:I
Mari to koinu no monogatari - 2007 is rated/received certificates of: South Korea:All
Born as in "was born"? 生まれた (umareta) u-ma-re-ta
To say "I like puppies" would be 私は すきな 子犬 だす. This is pronounced "watashi WA suki na koinu des." [edit] This made me laugh. "Watashi WA suki na koinu desu" translates to "I am a beloved puppy." The correct way to say it is "Watashi WA koinu GA suki desu" "私 は 子犬 が 好き です。" Verified my choice with Google translate.
Lion cub: koraion Small-sized lion: chiisai raion
'Little puppy' may be translated as 小さな子犬 (chiisana koinu) in Japanese.Example: 小さな子犬ほどかわいい物はいない (chiisana koinu hodo kawaii mono wa inai) - "There is nothing as cute as a little puppy."