What does kanji 吠 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 吠 is bark.

How is kanji 吠 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 吠 are ほ.える, ほえ.る; the onyomi readings are ハイ, ベイ.

What words use kanji 吠?

Example words that use kanji 吠 include 吠えつく, 吠え出す, 吠え声, 吠え面.

Pre-Level 1

吠

Meaning

Kanji 吠

bark

bark, cry, howl

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ほ.えるほえ.る
Onyomi 音読み: ハイベイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
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Strokes: 7
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 17 common entries

Showing 17 of 20 entries that include this kanji.

吠えつく

ほえつく

to bark at and chase

吠え出す

ほえだす

to give mouth

吠え声

ほえごえ

bark

吠え面

ほえづら

tearful face

吠猿

ほえざる

howler monkey

吠鹿

ほえじか

common muntjac (species of barking deer, Muntiacus muntjak)

吠舎

バイシャ

Vaishya (member of India's merchant-and-farmer caste)

吠瑠璃

べいるり

beryl

遠吠

とおぼえ

(distant) howling

コイバ吠猿

コイバほえざる

Coiba Island howler (Alouatta coibensis)

マント吠猿

マントほえざる

mantled howler (Alouatta palliata)

むだ吠え

むだぼえ

barking over nothing (of a dog)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

犬が門の前で激しく吠えている。

The dog is barking fiercely in front of the gate.

夜になると遠くで狼が吠える。

At night, wolves howl in the distance.

その犬は知らない人を見ると吠える。

That dog barks when it sees strangers.

子犬が寂しそうに吠えていた。

The puppy was barking as if it felt lonely.

月に向かって犬が吠え始めた。

The dog started howling at the moon.

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