Kanji

咆

Meaning

bark roar and get angry

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ほえる

On'yomi

  • ほう こう roar
  • ほう ごう roar

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/8

Component Analysis

咆
bark, roar, get angry
ほ.える, ホウ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
包
wrap, pack up, cover...
つつ.む, くる.む, ホウ
勹
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
つつ.む, ホウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
巳
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み, シ
己
self
おのれ, つちのと, コ

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