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Kotomora

狼

wolf

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ロウ

Kun'yomi

  • おおかみ

Meaning

狼 centers on the animal wolf, a wild canine known for its fierce and cunning nature.

Most common words using 狼

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  • 狼おおかみ

    wolf (Canis lupus)

  • 一匹狼いっぴきおおかみ

    lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person

  • 狼狽ろうばい

    confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

  • 狼煙のろし

    beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals

  • 餓狼がろう

    hungry wolf

  • 狼狽えるうろたえる

    to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

  • 狼藉ろうぜき

    disorder; confusion

  • エチオピア狼エチオピアおおかみ

    Ethiopian wolf (carnivore, Canis simensis); Abyssinia jackal; simian jackal; simenian jackal; simenian wolf

  • シメニア狼シメニアおおかみ

    simenian wolf (Canis simensis); Abyssinia jackal; simian jackal; simenian jackal; Ethiopian wolf

  • タスマニア狼タスマニアおおかみ

    Tasmanian wolf

  • フォークランド狼フォークランドおおかみ

    Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis); warrah; Falkland Islands dog; Falkland Islands fox; Antarctic wolf

  • 乱暴狼藉らんぼうろうぜき

    running amok; committing an outrage; rampageous behavior

  • 人狼じんろう

    werewolf

  • 前虎後狼ぜんここうろう

    one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back

  • 前門の虎、後門の狼ぜんもんのとら、こうもんのおおかみ

    between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate

  • 北極狼ほっきょくおおかみ

    Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos)

  • 周章狼狽しゅうしょうろうばい

    consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture

  • 大陸狼たいりくおおかみ

    (European) gray wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus lupus); grey wolf

  • 天狼てんろう

    Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

  • 天狼星てんろうせい

    Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

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Etymology

狼 combines the animal radical 犭 with 良, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically denotes a wolf.

Meaning mnemonic

The animal radical 犭 hints at a beast, and the right side 良 looks like a good (良) but fierce creature. Picture a wolf that is good at hunting.

Reading mnemonic

For ロウ, imagine a wolf letting out a low, rumbling growl: low -> ロウ. The wolf's low growl echoes through the forest.