Word Meaning 遠吠え

とおぼえ tooboe

遠吠え is read as とおぼえ (tooboe) and means (distant) howling.

Meaning

English

  1. (distant) howling
  2. howl
  3. backbiting
  4. criticizing someone behind their back

Reading

Kana

とおぼえ

Romaji

tooboe

Writing Variants

  • 遠吠 とおぼえ tooboe

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

負け犬の遠吠え

まけいぬのとおぼえ

backbiting of a coward

犬の遠吠え

いぬのとおぼえ

backbiting of a coward

遠慮

えんりょ

declining

遠山

えんざん

distant mountain

遠方

えんぽう

long way

遠方

おちかた

long way

遠足

えんそく

long walk

遠距離

えんきょり

long distance

遠ざかる

とおざかる

to be estranged

遠い

とおい

hard (of hearing)

遠近

えんきん

distance

遠心力

えんしんりょく

centrifugal force

Example Sentences

5

The wolves began to howl.

He can only criticize people behind their backs.

The wolves began to howl.

I heard the howl of a wolf.

I heard the howl of a wolf.