いぬ
犬
　
の
とお
遠
ぼ
吠
　
え

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. backbiting of a coward, grumblings of a loser.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いぬ
犬
　
の
とお
遠
ぼ
吠
　
え
 犬の遠吠え いぬのとおぼえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
distant, far
とお.い　どお　エン (2nd, N3)
long kimono
エン　オン (Kentei 1)
good luck, (吉 variant)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
bark, howl, cry
ほ.える　ハイ　ベイ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)