Translation

doggu means "Dog" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.

  • You Dog!
    inu can also be used in a derogatory way. It can also be used to call someone someone else's "dog," specially a police's "dog," that is, to call someone a spy or secret agent.
doggu is normally written with katakana, as ドッグ.
doggu written with hiragana is どっぐ.
doggu does not have kanji.
Romaji do ggu
Katakana
Hiragana

Orthography Notes

  • ッグ contains a small tsu which makes the consonant of the syllable longer.

Trivia

  • "Dog food" in Japanese is doggu-fuddo ドッグフード.

Synonyms

inu , Canis lupus familiaris, Canis familiaris.

Further Reading

Wikipedia: (Dog)