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Kanji dictionary: 狼 (wolf)
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狼
Wolf
This kanji has
10
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 9
.
This kanji belongs to
jinmeyō (name)
kanji.
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Meaning:
wolf
On reading:
ロウ
rō
Kun reading:
おおかみ
ōkami
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狼狽
ろうばい
dismay, panic, confusion, a flurry, perturbation
一匹狼
いっぴきおおかみ
a lone wolf, a loner, a maverick
送り狼
おくりおおかみ
a man who pretends to escort a woman to her home and molests her
狼煙
のろし
a signal fire, a beacon, a rocket
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