狼
wolf
10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2129.
Readings
- おおかみ (kun reading): 狼 (おおかみ) wolf (Canis lupus); 一匹狼 (いっぴきおおかみ) lone wolf
- ロウ (on reading): 人狼 (じんろう) werewolf; 餓狼 (がろう) hungry wolf
- Read as a whole word: 狼煙 (のろし) beacon; 狼煙を上げる (のろしをあげる) to start a signal fire
Components
Words using 狼
- 狼 (おおかみ) wolf (Canis lupus)
- 一匹狼 (いっぴきおおかみ) lone wolf
- 狼男 (おおかみおとこ) (male) werewolf
- 狼少年 (おおかみしょうねん) boy raised by wolves
- 送り狼 (おくりおおかみ) man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
- 人狼 (じんろう) werewolf
- 餓狼 (がろう) hungry wolf
- 狼狽 (ろうばい) confusion
- 狼藉 (ろうぜき) disorder
- 狼狽売り (ろうばいうり) panic selling
- 狼煙 (のろし) beacon
- 狼煙を上げる (のろしをあげる) to start a signal fire
42 words in all.