10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

wolf

Kun'yomi
  • wolf (Canis lupus) ②wolf in sheep's clothing
On'yomi
  • ロウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おおかみ 88.3%
ロウ 11.7%

Character Breakdown

wolf
おおかみ ロウ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog(犬) variant
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

wolf (Canis lupus) ②wolf in sheep's clothing
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major)
boy raised by wolves ②boy who cried wolf
man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her ②supernatural wolf stalking humans in the woods
(European) gray wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus lupus)
Lupus (constellation)
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References

Unicode hex code 72FC
JIS X 0208 1-47-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2888
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3579
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 541
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 407
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2339
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2428
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1303
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20432
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g7.3
Four corner code 4323.2