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guide dog; seeing-eye dog
A dog specially trained to assist visually impaired people in navigating streets, public transport, and daily life. In Japan, guide dogs are legally permitted in public facilities, restaurants, and on transportation under the Assistance Dog Act.
盲導犬は賢い。
Guide dogs are smart.
盲導犬を連れて電車に乗ることができる。
You can ride the train with a guide dog.
盲導犬が仕事中のときは触ったり話しかけたりしないでください。
Please don't touch or talk to a guide dog while it's working.
Compound of 盲 ('blind'), 導 ('guide; lead'), and 犬 ('dog'). Japan's 身体障害者補助犬法 (Assistance Dog Act, 2002) guarantees the right to bring guide dogs into public spaces, but awareness and compliance remain ongoing social issues.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 盲導犬を育てる: to raise/train a guide dog
- 盲導犬ユーザー: guide dog user
- 盲導犬訓練施設: guide dog training facility
- 盲導犬の受け入れ: accepting guide dogs (in a facility)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 介助犬: service dog — a dog trained to assist people with physical disabilities other than blindness, such as opening doors or picking up dropped items
- 聴導犬: hearing dog — a dog trained to alert deaf or hearing-impaired people to sounds like doorbells, alarms, or crying babies
- 補助犬: assistance dog — the umbrella legal term covering guide dogs, service dogs, and hearing dogs