Word Meaning 負け犬の遠吠え

まけいぬのとおぼえ makeinu no tooboe

負け犬の遠吠え is read as まけいぬのとおぼえ (makeinu no tooboe) and means backbiting of a coward.

Meaning

English

backbiting of a coward
grumblings of a loser
the far-off bark of a retreating dog

Reading

Kana

まけいぬのとおぼえ

Romaji

makeinu no tooboe

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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犬の遠吠え

いぬのとおぼえ

backbiting of a coward

負け犬

まけいぬ

unmarried and childless older woman

能なし犬の高吠え

のうなしいぬのたかぼえ

jealous complaint

遠吠

とおぼえ

(distant) howling

負担

ふたん

bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.)

負債

ふさい

debt

負け

まけ

failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)

負傷

ふしょう

injury

負う

おう

to have (something) behind one

負ける

まける

to be inferior to

負い目

おいめ

(feeling of) indebtedness

負かす

まかす

to defeat