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狼男

Werewolf


Meaning

Werewolf

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What’s another word for a wolf man? A werewolf, obviously.


Reading

おおかみおとこ

Explanation

You learned the reading for 狼 in both the kanji and the vocabulary word. The reading for 男 comes from the vocabulary 男. Put them together and you get おおかみおとこ. Awoooo.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 狼男に会う

    to meet a werewolf

    狼男にあこがれる

    to revere werewolves, to admire werewolves

    狼男になる

    to become a werewolf

Context Sentences

また狼男が出たらしい。

I heard that another werewolf had appeared.

狼男をいじめるのはやめろ!

Stop picking on the werewolf!

今日は病気で仕事を休んで狼男の映画を見た。

I was sick today so I took time off work and watched a movie about a werewolf.


Kanji Composition