Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 遠吠え(とおぼえ) in Japanese

遠吠え
Kana Reading
とおぼえ
Romaji
tōboe
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    howling
    Example sentence
    彼の批判は犬の遠吠えだ。 He can only criticize people behind their backs.

Examples of 遠吠え, とおぼえ in a sentence

  • 彼の批判は犬の遠吠えだ。

    He can only criticize people behind their backs.

  • 昨夜犬の遠吠えが聞こえた。

    Last night I heard dogs howling.

  • いぬ達は月に向かって遠吠えしていた。

    The dogs were howling at the moon.

Kanji in this word

遠 JLPT 4

13 strokes

distant, far

On'Yomi: エン, オン

Kun'Yomi: とお.い

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吠

7 strokes

bark, howl, cry

On'Yomi: ハイ, ベイ

Kun'Yomi: ほえ.る, ほ.える

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