吠 — kanji meaning “bark”
吠
bark, howl, cry
- Meanings
- bark, howl, cry
- On'yomi
- ハイ (hai)、ベイ (bei)
- Kun'yomi
- ほえ.る、ほ.える
- Strokes
- 7
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- fèi — Chinese character page
Words with 吠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吠える | ほえる hoeru | to bark; to howl; to bay |
| 遠吠え | とおぼえ tooboe | (distant) howling; howl |
| 吠え面 | ほえづら hoezura | tearful face |
| 吠え声 | ほえごえ hoegoe | bark; howl; roar |
| 吠え出す | ほえだす hoedasu | to give mouth; to bark |
| 吠え付く | ほえつく hoetsuku | to bark at and chase |
| 吠舎 | バイシャ baisha | Vaishya (member of India's merchant-and-farmer caste); Vaisya |
| 吠瑠璃 | べいるり beiruri | beryl |
| 吠猿 | ほえざる hoezaru | howler monkey |
| 吠鹿 | ほえじか hoejika | common muntjac (species of barking deer, Muntiacus muntjak); Indian muntjac |
| 吠陀 | ヴェーダ veeda | Veda |
| 無駄吠え | むだぼえ mudaboe | barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.