遠吠え
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. (distant) howling; howl
2. backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back (Idiom)
Other spellings
遠吠
Kanji used
Pitch accent
とおぼえ
Examples3
彼 の 批判 は 犬 の 遠吠え だ。
He can only criticize people behind their backs.
昨夜 犬 の 遠吠え が 聞こえた。
Last night, I heard dogs howling.
いぬ 達 は 月 に 向かって 遠吠え していた。
The dogs were howling at the moon.