Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese house, a small dog plants its front paws wide and lifts its muzzle toward the mail slot. Its mouth is open in a forceful bark, throat stretched and ears alert.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

吠ほえる

hoeru

to bark, to howl

Example sentences

犬いぬが郵便屋ゆうびんやさんに吠ほえた。
The dog barked at the mailman.
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犬いぬが吠ほえている。
A dog is barking.
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彼かれの犬いぬは私わたしを見みると吠ほえる。
His dog barks at me.
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Kanji in 吠

吠bark; howlOnハイ・ベイKunほえる・ほえる

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