狼おおかみalso: おおかめ · おいぬおおかみCommon word›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounwolfThe animal Canis lupus. Used in everyday language, folklore, and idioms.森もりで狼おおかみの遠とお吠ぼえが聞きこえた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWe heard a wolf howling in the distance in the forest.狼おおかみは群むれで行こう動どうする。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWolves act in packs.2nounwolf in sheep's clothing; womanizerFigurative use: a person who appears gentle but is predatory, especially a seducer or womanizer. Often used in set phrases like 狼の皮をかぶった羊.彼かれは優やさしそうに見みえるが、実じつは狼おおかみだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe looks gentle, but he's actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.あの男おとこは狼おおかみだから気きをつけて。Break this sentence down in the analyzerBe careful of that man; he's a womanizer.See all 85 example sentences ›Usage patterns〈人ひと〉が狼おおかみに襲おそわれるto be attacked by a wolf森もりで旅たび人びとが狼おおかみに襲おそわれた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerA traveler was attacked by a wolf in the forest.〈人ひと〉は狼おおかみだused to call someone (a man) a womanizer彼かれは本ほん当とうに狼おおかみだから気きをつけて。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWatch out—he's a real womanizer.狼おおかみの群むれa pack of wolves山やまの中なかで狼おおかみの群むれを見みかけた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerI spotted a pack of wolves in the mountains.Expressions前ぜん門もんの虎とら、後こう門もんの狼おおかみbetween a rock and a hard place; out of the frying pan into the fire後こう門もんの虎とら、前ぜん門もんの狼おおかみbetween a rock and a hard place; out of the frying pan into the fire
