Japanese symbol for “howling”
遠吠え
とおぼえ
Romaji: tooboe
(distant) howling; howl
In Japanese, howling is 遠吠え, read とおぼえ (tooboe).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs (distant) howling; howl
- n, vi, vs backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
Written forms: 遠吠え、遠吠、遠ぼえ. Readings: とおぼえ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “howling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飄々 | ひょうひょう hyouhyou | whistling (wind); blowing; howling |
| ビュービュー | ビュービュー byuubyuu | whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind |
| ワイワイ | ワイワイ waiwai | loudly (crying); wailing; bawling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永遠 | えいえん eien | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | reserve; constraint; restraint |
| 遠い | とおい tooi | far; distant; far away |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 遠征 | えんせい ensei | (military) expedition; campaign |
| 敬遠 | けいえん keien | pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth |
| 吠える | ほえる hoeru | to bark; to howl; to bay |
| 吠え面 | ほえづら hoezura | tearful face |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.