Refers to the vocal sound made by animals such as dogs, wolves, or lions. Can be used for any loud, deep animal cry.
夜中に犬の吠え声が聞こえた。
I heard a dog barking in the middle of the night.
遠くから狼の吠え声が響いてきた。
The howl of a wolf echoed from afar.
Standard kanji spelling for animal vocalizations.
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form; not a standard spelling.
Variant kanji spelling; 吼える is less common than 吠える but still used.
Compound of 吠え (continuative form of 吠える 'to bark, howl') + 声 'voice'.