Stroke count: 7
Meaning: bark, bay, howl, bellow, roar, cry
Kunyomi: ほ.える
Onyomi: コウ ク
Composition: 口 孔
Radical: 口
Meaning: mouth, opening
獅子吼 (シシク) lion's roar, harangue
吠える (ほえる) to bark, to howl, to bay, to bellow, to howl (e.g. of the wind), to roar, to yell, to cry, to moan, to grunt