Bark

"Bark" in Japanese

吠え声

hoegoe

(short, loud, explosive utterance)

木の皮

ki no kawa

(exterior covering of a tree)

樹皮

juhi

(exterior covering of a tree)

ほえる

hoeru

(to make a loud noise (dogs))

吠える

hoeru

(to make a loud noise (dogs))

樹皮を剥ぐ

juhi o hagu

(to strip the bark from, to peel)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.