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Kanji Detail for 狼 - "wolf"

狼

  • Meaning

    狼 means "wolf." Also associated with fierce.

    1. Wolf - A wild canine predator.

    2. Fierce - Wild and aggressive.

    3. Panic - To be flustered; confused.

    4. Disorder - Chaos; scattered.

  • Four-character idioms with 狼

    • 乱暴狼藉 らんぼうろうぜき Listen running amok; committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
    • 前虎後狼 ぜんここうろう Listen one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire
    • 周章狼狽 しゅうしょうろうばい Listen consternation; falling into a panic; fluster
    • 杯盤狼藉 はいばんろうぜき Listen glasses and plates being scattered about after a party or banquet; articles lying about in a jumble
    • 落花狼藉 らっかろうぜき Listen running amok; committing violence on; in utter disorder

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    • Verified meaning: wolf
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うるふ, おおかみ)
    • Also carries these associations: fierce

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 狼

    Surnames 狼(うるふ)Listen 狼(おおかみ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wolf

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wolf

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wolf

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A beast name. Resembles a dog but leaner. Large mouth with long snout. Feet have webbing, can wade through water. Nature is extremely greedy, fierce, and cruel. Hence paired with tigers as 狼虎. | 狼籍 (in disarray). Scattered and messy meaning.

  • Onyomi

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    roh(ロウ) ロウ

  • Kunyomi

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    ookami(おおかみ) おおかみ

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    犬 犭 (inu・kemonohen)

  • Related Keywords

    wolf fierce disorderly chaotic panic predator howl pack wild canine hunt alpha territorial fangs teeth aggressive danger stealth loyalty

Sentences including 狼

  • The boy said a wolf would come.

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