咆哮

咆吼

Reading

Kana: ほうこう

Romaji: houkou

Definition

noun

vs

1

yell; roar; howl

Kanji

咆

Readings: ホウ、 ほ.える

Meanings: bark, roar, get angry

哮

Readings: コウ、 た.ける、 ほ.える

Meanings: roar, howl, growl, bellow

吼

Readings: コウ、 ク、 ほ.える

Meanings: bark, bay, howl, bellow, roar, cry

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)の声(こえ)は悪霊(あくりょう)の突然(とつぜん)の咆哮(ほうこう)にかき消(け)される。

➥His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.

返事(へんじ)を待(ま)つアリスに向(む)けられたのは突然(とつぜん)の咆哮(ほうこう)。それは耳(みみ)を貫(つらぬ)かんばかりに鋭(するど)く、天(てん)に届(とど)かんばかりに大(おお)きく響(ひび)くものでした。

➥What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.