"狼" meaning in Japanese

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Character

  1. wolf Tags: Jinmeiyō, kanji Categories (lifeform): Canids, Wolves
    Sense id: en-狼-ja-character-92thuWLb Disambiguation of Canids: 35 16 31 19 Disambiguation of Wolves: 40 16 27 18 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations, Kanji used for names Derived forms: 狼咽 (rōin) (ruby: (ろう), (いん)) (english: cleft palate), 狼烟 (rōen) (ruby: (ろう), (えん)) (english: a signal fire), 狼煙 (rōen) (ruby: (ろう), (えん)) (english: a signal fire), 狼火 (rōka) (ruby: (ろう), ()) (english: a signal fire), 狼牙棒: a wolf's teeth mace (rōgebō) (ruby: (ろう), (), (ぼう)), 狼子野心 (rōshiyashin) (ruby: (ろう), (), (), (しん)) (english: untamed), 狼藉日: in the Onmyōdō religion (rōjakunichi), a day when everything is evil, 狼燧 (rōsui) (ruby: (ろう), (すい)) (english: a signal fire), 狼星 (rōsei) (ruby: (ろう), (せい)) (english: Sirius, the Dog Star), 狼藉: disorderly (rōzeki), violent, savage, 狼藉者 (rōzekimono) (ruby: (ろう), (ぜき), (もの)) (english: a ruffian), 狼瘡: lupus (rōsō) (ruby: (ろう), (そう)), 狼毒 (rōdoku) (ruby: (ろう), (どく)) (english: Japanese wolfsbane, a poisonous perennial of the family Thymelaeaceae), 狼狽 (rōbai) (ruby: (ろう), (ばい)) (english: panic, confusion), 狼戻: disorderly (rōrei), 狼男: a wolfman (ōkami otoko), a werewolf, 狼座 (ōkamiza) (ruby: (おおかみ), ()) (english: the Lupus constellation), 狼人間: a werewolf (ōkami ningen) (ruby: (おおかみ), (にん), (げん)), 狼弾 (ōkami hajiki) (ruby: (おおかみ), (はじき)), 狼者 (ōkamimono) (ruby: (おおかみ), (もの)) (english: a brazen, impudent, or cunning person), 狼狽眼 (urotaemanako) (ruby: 狼狽眼(うろたえまなこ)) (english: surprised or panicked eye), 狼狽者 (urotaemono) (ruby: 狼狽者(うろたえもの)) (english: an easily confused person), 狼牙: a type of cinquefoil (mitsumotosō), sp. Potentilla cryptotaeniae, 狼煙守 (noroshimamori) (ruby: 狼煙守(のろしまもり)) (english: a signal fire keeper or tender)

Noun

IPA: [o̞ːka̠mʲi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (おおかみ)), [canonical] (ruby: (オオカミ)), ōkami [romanization], ofokami [romanization], [counter], おほかみ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /opo kami₂/ → /opokami/ → /ofokami/ → /owokami/ → /oːkami/ From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 大 (opo, “great”) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|/opo kami₂/}} /opo kami₂/, {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{af|ja|大|神|t1=great|t2=god, spirit|tr1=opo|tr2=kami}} 大 (opo, “great”) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-noun|おおかみ|オオカミ|count=匹|hist=おほかみ}} 狼(おおかみ) or 狼(オオカミ) • (ōkami) ^(←おほかみ (ofokami)?) (counter 匹)
  1. a wolf (animal) Categories (lifeform): Canids
    Sense id: en-狼-ja-noun-fhgYZpGI Disambiguation of Canids: 35 16 31 19
  2. Short for 日本狼 (Nihon-ōkami, “Japanese wolf”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 日本狼 (extra: Nihon-ōkami, “Japanese wolf”) Categories (lifeform): Canids Related terms (canids): イヌ科 (Inu-ka) (english: Canidae)
    Sense id: en-狼-ja-noun-jJIUcYNn Disambiguation of Canids: 35 16 31 19 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 81 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 2 72 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 1 83 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 4 3 86 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 24 1 56 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 98 Disambiguation of 'canids': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: (inu) (english: dog), (kitsune) (english: fox), コヨーテ (koyōte) (english: coyote), ジャッカル (jakkaru) (english: jackal)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [o̞ːka̠me̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (おおかめ)), ōkame [romanization], ofokame [romanization], おほかめ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Alteration from ōkami above. Appears in the Kamakura period. Head templates: {{ja-noun|おおかめ|hist=おほかめ}} 狼(おおかめ) • (ōkame) ^(←おほかめ (ofokame)?)
  1. (possibly obsolete) a wolf (animal) Tags: obsolete, possibly Categories (lifeform): Canids
    Sense id: en-狼-ja-noun-fhgYZpGI1 Disambiguation of Canids: 35 16 31 19 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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          "english": "cleft palate",
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              "咽",
              "いん"
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          "english": "a signal fire",
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          "english": "a signal fire",
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              "棒",
              "ぼう"
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          "word": "狼牙棒: a wolf's teeth mace"
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              "子",
              "し"
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              "野",
              "や"
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              "心",
              "しん"
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          "word": "a day when everything is evil"
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          "english": "a signal fire",
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              "燧",
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        {
          "english": "Sirius, the Dog Star",
          "roman": "rōsei",
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              "狼",
              "ろう"
            ],
            [
              "星",
              "せい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "狼星"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rōzeki",
          "word": "狼藉: disorderly"
        },
        {
          "word": "violent"
        },
        {
          "word": "savage"
        },
        {
          "english": "a ruffian",
          "roman": "rōzekimono",
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              "狼",
              "ろう"
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            [
              "藉",
              "ぜき"
            ],
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              "者",
              "もの"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "狼藉者"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rōsō",
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              "狼",
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              "瘡",
              "そう"
            ]
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          "word": "狼瘡: lupus"
        },
        {
          "english": "Japanese wolfsbane, a poisonous perennial of the family Thymelaeaceae",
          "roman": "rōdoku",
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              "狼",
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            ],
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              "毒",
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          "english": "panic, confusion",
          "roman": "rōbai",
          "ruby": [
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              "狼",
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              "狽",
              "ばい"
            ]
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          "word": "狼狽"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rōrei",
          "word": "狼戻: disorderly"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ōkami otoko",
          "word": "狼男: a wolfman"
        },
        {
          "word": "a werewolf"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Lupus constellation",
          "roman": "ōkamiza",
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              "狼",
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            [
              "座",
              "ざ"
            ]
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        },
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          "roman": "ōkami ningen",
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              "狼",
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              "人",
              "にん"
            ],
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              "間",
              "げん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "狼人間: a werewolf"
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          "roman": "ōkami hajiki",
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              "狼",
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              "弾",
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          "english": "a brazen, impudent, or cunning person",
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              "者",
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          "english": "surprised or panicked eye",
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          "english": "an easily confused person",
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          "word": "sp. Potentilla cryptotaeniae"
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          "english": "a signal fire keeper or tender",
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          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "1444: Kagakushū (Volume 13)",
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          "english": "Wolves are all alive and well. Why are you acting so strange today, chief?",
          "ref": "2006 May 20, Michiyo Akaishi, “最終話”, in AMAKUSA1637 (AMAKUSA1637), volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, page 179",
          "roman": "Ōkami ippai imasu yō Dō shitan desu kaichō kyō wa",
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            [
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  "msg": "too many args (3) in argument reference: ('1', '', '')",
  "path": [
    "狼",
    "RQ:Wamyō Ruijushō"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "狼",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "core/1021",
  "msg": "too many args (3) in argument reference: ('2', '', '')",
  "path": [
    "狼",
    "RQ:Wamyō Ruijushō"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "狼",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "core/1021",
  "msg": "too many args (3) in argument reference: ('1', '', '')",
  "path": [
    "狼",
    "RQ:Wamyō Ruijushō"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "狼",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "core/1021",
  "msg": "too many args (3) in argument reference: ('2', '', '')",
  "path": [
    "狼",
    "RQ:Wamyō Ruijushō"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "狼",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <span> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "狼"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "狼",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "狼"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "狼",
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.