Entry
  1. Noun

    barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors

Also written むだ吠え【むだぼえ】徒吠え【むだぼえ】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless

On
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1500 of 2500
Radical
horse
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (28)
CodeReference
1-10-4SKIP code
10a4.1The Kanji Dictionary
7433.0Four corner code
3463deroo
99c4Unicode hex code
1-34-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5198Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6734New Nelson (John Haig)
1821New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2291Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1617Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1986Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2140Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1591A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
44633Morohashi
1541A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1880Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2046Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1909Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1744Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1610Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1917Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2005Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tuo2, duo4Pinyin reading
tae, taKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bark, howl, cry

Kun
ほえ.るほ.える
On
ハイベイ
Strokes
7
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3d4.1The Kanji Dictionary
6303.4Four corner code
5420Unicode hex code
1-43-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
897Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
739New Nelson (John Haig)
269Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2170Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2288Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3331Morohashi
fei4Pinyin reading
pyeKorean reading