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吼 Kanji meaning "bark, bay, howl"

Jiten frequency #2416Kanken Level 1TMW Major Idol7 strokes

Meanings

bark, bay, howl, bellow, roar, cry

On'yomi

コウク

Kun'yomi

ほ.える

Composed of

口mouthradical
孔cavity

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

獅(し)子(し)吼(く)lion's roar#100780獅子吼(ししく)Shishiku#263756奥獅子吼山(おくししくやま)Okushishikuyama#468561獅子吼高原(しじくこうげん)Shijikukougen#468561

Most common words using this kanji

吼(ほ)えるto bark#22635咆(ほう)吼(こう)roar#42807吼(ほ)え声(ごえ)bark#98955獅(し)子(し)吼(く)lion's roar#100780吼(ほ)え立(た)てるto bark#139647吼(ほ)えたてるto bark#154167獅子吼(ししく)Shishiku#263756吼(うた)くto roar#348063吼声(ほえごえ)bark#397215奥獅子吼山(おくししくやま)Okushishikuyama#468561吼児(こうじ)Kōji#468561犬吼湖(いぬぼえこ)Inuboeko#468561虚吼(きょこう)Kyokou#468561吼素人(こうそじん)Kōsojin#468561獅子吼高原(しじくこうげん)Shijikukougen#468561大吼谷蝙蝠洞(おおごうやこうもりどう)Oogouyakoumoridou#468561吼(ほえ)猿(ざる)howler monkey#468561
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