Word Meaning 徒吠え

むだぼえ mudaboe

徒吠え is read as むだぼえ (mudaboe) and means barking over nothing (of a dog).

Meaning

English

  1. barking over nothing (of a dog)
  2. barking at passers-by or visitors

Reading

Kana

むだぼえ

Romaji

mudaboe

Writing Variants

  • むだ吠え むだぼえ mudaboe
  • 無駄吠え むだぼえ mudaboe

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

徒歩

とほ

walking

徒労

とろう

fruitless effort

あだ

vain

徒弟

とてい

apprentice

徒手体操

としゅたいそう

free-standing exercises

徒士衆

かちしゅう

bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

徒党を組む

ととうをくむ

to form a faction

徒党

ととう

conspirators

徒渉

としょう

wade across

徒歩圏内

とほけんない

within walking distance

徒人

かちど

walker

徒人

あだびと

stylish person