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Kanji for Wolf
The kanji for “wolf” is 狼, read rou and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
狼
wolf
The wolf, free and fierce. In old Japan, wolves were honored as mountain guardians.
10 strokes On reading ロウ (rou) Kun reading おおかみ (ookami)
Dictionary meanings: wolf
Readings used for names on Nazuke: rou
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