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吠える (ほえる): to bark, to howl — Japanese vocabulary

吠える is read ほえる and means "to bark, to howl". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

吠える

Reading
ほえる · hoeru
Translation
to bark, to howl
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ほえるが

Example

吠える犬は滅多に噛まないものだ。

ほえるいぬはめったにかまないものだ。

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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