Kanji

叫

叫

shout, exclaim, yell

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さけぶ

Common Readings

キョウ, さけ…ぶ

Example sentences

叫ぶ さけぶ
彼 は 助け を 求めて 叫んだ 。

He shouted for help.

大声 おおごえ
彼 は 大声 で 叫んだ 。

He shouted in a loud voice.

叫び さけび
助け を 求める 叫び が 聞こえた 。

I heard a cry for help.

悲痛 ひつう
悲痛な 叫び を 上げた 。

A sorrowful cry was let out.

絶叫 ぜっきょう
ジェットコースター が 急降下した 瞬間 、 彼女 は 絶叫した 。

The moment the roller coaster plummeted, she screamed.

叫び声 さけびごえ
遠く から 助け を 求める 叫び声 が 聞こえた 。

A shout for help was heard from afar.

狂人 きょうじん
彼 は 狂人 の よう に 叫び声 を 上げた 。

He let out a cry like a madman.

雄叫び おたけび
勝利 した 選手 が 雄叫び を 上げた 。

The winning athlete let out a war cry.

猛々しい たけだけしい
その ライオン は 猛々しい 雄叫び を あげた

That lion let out a ferocious roar.

泣き叫ぶ なきさけぶ
迷子 が 道 で 激しく 泣き叫んでいた 。

The lost child was crying and screaming loudly on the street.

Example Vocabulary

叫ぶ

さけぶ

to shout; to cry out

叫び

さけび

shout; cry; scream

絶叫

ぜっきょう

scream; shout

叫び声

さけびごえ

shout; scream; cry

雄叫び

おたけび

war cry, roar, shout

泣き叫ぶ

なきさけぶ

to cry and scream; to wail

大声で叫ぶ

おおごえでさけぶ

to shout loudly; to cry out

阿鼻叫喚

あびきょうかん

shrieking pandemonium; hellish chaos

叫び出す

さけびだす

to cry out; to shout out; to start screaming

叫びだす

さけびだす

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