Inu-Yasha "Inu-Yasha" means?

I was bored and I went to an online Japanese to English dictionary and typed it in. Aparently, Yasha means "female demon" (http://www.freedict.com/onldict/jap.html)
But it dosn't list Inu. Does anyone know what the full name means?

-Sarah of of Borg

 

I'm pretty sure it means dog or something like that.Ask Kogarashi to be sure.

 

from what i've heard, it means dog demon.

 

inuyasha is kinda like inuyoukai. shadow and blue crow had it right, it does mean dog demon, but its normally said inuyoukai.

 

I agree with you guys, Inuyasha mean dog demon from what I heard and found.

 

wow. . . i never knew. . . That is realy cool!!

 

Only a true idiot would not know what the name means. It's kinda sad u gotta ask. It means dog-demon. Kinda obvious. Just a little bonus Narakue means hell . Not to be mean or anything though.

 

This question came up before (you probably could have found it using the Search feature).

To answer your question here, so I don't have to send you hunting, "Inuyasha" means "Dog Demon." Yes, "yasha" itself means "female demon," and I'm not sure what Takahashi-sempai was planning when she named Inuyasha that, but oh well. "Inu" itself means "dog." Most dictionaries will tell you that.

I'm closing the thread now as a duplicate. Please search before posting topics, especially if they're questions as they may have been answered already.