Word Meaning 嘯く

うそぶく usobuku

嘯く is read as うそぶく (usobuku) and means to recite (a song or poem to oneself).

Meaning

English

  1. to recite (a song or poem to oneself)
  2. to boast
  3. to brag
  4. to feign ignorance
  5. to pretend not to know
  6. to bark
  7. to roar
  8. to howl

Reading

Kana

うそぶく

Romaji

usobuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

1

かぜのつよいよる、うみがうそぶくようにきこえた。

On a windy night, the sea sounded as if it were roaring.