Word Meaning 咆哮

ほうこう houkou

咆哮 is read as ほうこう (houkou) and means roar.

Meaning

English

roar
howl
yell
bellow

Reading

Kana

ほうこう

Romaji

houkou

Writing Variants

咆吼ほうこう houkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

彼の声は悪霊の突然の咆哮にかき消される。

His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.

返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。

What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.