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Kanji Detail for 叫 - "to shout, to cry out"

叫

  • Meaning

    叫 means "to shout, to cry out." Also associated with to call.

    1. Shout - To cry out loudly.

    2. Call - To call out; to address; to name.

    3. Exclaim - To yell; to scream.

  • Words using 叫

    • 叫ぶ さけぶ Listen to shout; to cry (out); to scream
    • 叫び さけび Listen shout; cry; outcry
    • 叫び声 さけびごえ Listen shout; yell; scream

  • Four-character idioms with 叫

    • 阿鼻叫喚 あびきょうかん Listen agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

  • Tattoo check: 叫

    • Verified meaning: to shout, to cry out
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きょう, きょうじ)
    • Also carries these associations: to call

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 叫

    Surnames 叫(きょう)Listen 叫(きょうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shout; exclaim; yell

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cry, shout; hail, greet, call

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To shout. Such as 大叫一聲 (shouted loudly). The right is from 丩. The vulgar form 斗 is incorrect.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sake.bu(さけ-ぶ) さけ-ぶ

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to shout to call to cry out summon yell scream bellow clamor declare exclaim holler howl proclaim roar screech shriek demand announce protest loudly

Sentences including 叫

  • He screamed for help.

  • He called for help.

  • She shouted at the top of her voice.

  • They shouted for help.

  • He cried out.

  • How i try to shout , how i try to run.

  • He heard a shout.

  • The man gave a big cry.

  • He shouted ,'' get out !''.

  • We yelled at her to take care.

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