I can't translate 天吼


Context: Mecha anime soundtrack.

I know that 天 is akin to "heavenly," but I've never seen 吼 before, and I can't
find a translation -- or even another use in Japanese -- online at all. In
traditional Chinese it means "roar," and all-in-all that makes some contextual
sense, but I'm not comfortable just mashing the two together like that. Is
this actually a Chinese title in the middle of a Japanese soundtrack, or is
this a kanji I need to be educated on?




吼 means something along the lines of **cry** or **roar**. So think of it as a
noise like 鳴【なる】.

  * 吼【ほ】える = to bark, to howl
  * 咆吼【ほうこう】= a howl, cry (alternative to 咆哮)
  * 獅子吼【ししく】 = lion’s roar
  * 帆猿【ほえざる】 = Howler Monkey
  * 吼【ほ】え声【ごえ】= a bark, a howl

So I guess it’s a term that’s made up for an anime or game. You said it was
used in a song? It sometimes happens they coin new words in those (especially
in anime and game related music). For the pronunciation you’d have to listen
to the song though. If I had to make a guess, it would be **てんこう**.

The meaning, however, is straightforward: **heavenly roar**.

edited: provided more examples.




吼 means something along the lines of **cry** or **roar**. So think of it as a
noise like 鳴【なる】.

  * 吼【ほ】える = to bark, to howl
  * 咆吼【ほうこう】= a howl, cry (alternative to 咆哮)
  * 獅子吼【ししく】 = lion’s roar
  * 帆猿【ほえざる】 = Howler Monkey
  * 吼【ほ】え声【ごえ】= a bark, a howl

So I guess it’s a term that’s made up for an anime or game. You said it was
used in a song? It sometimes happens they coin new words in those (especially
in anime and game related music). For the pronunciation you’d have to listen
to the song though. If I had to make a guess, it would be **てんこう**.

The meaning, however, is straightforward: **heavenly roar**.

edited: provided more examples.

