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Kanji Detail for 喝 - "to scold, to shout"
喝
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Meaning
喝 means "to scold, to shout." Also associated with to drink.
Shout - To yell loudly.
Scold - To rebuke harshly.
Threaten - To intimidate with loud voice.
Drink - To consume liquid (classical).
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Words using 喝
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恐喝
きょうかつ
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
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恐喝
きょうかつ
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Four-character idioms with 喝
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大喝一声
だいかついっせい
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
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拍手喝采
はくしゅかっさい
clapping and cheering; applause
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大喝一声
だいかついっせい
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Tattoo check: 喝
- Verified meaning: to scold, to shout
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to drink
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.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
hoarse; scold
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
drink; shout, call out
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to drink; to shout, to call out
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To shout. Such as 呼喝. | To drink. Such as drinking wine is also called 喝酒.
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Sentences including 喝
I gave it up after my father had given me a good scolding.
The crowd gave the winner a big hand.
The speech was greeted by loud cheers.
His great performance drew thundering applause from the audience.
His infectious humor stimulated applause.
With one accord the audience stood up and applauded.
As I entered the room, they applauded.
The astronauts were greeted with cheers and applause of an enthusiastic crowd.
The astronauts were greeted by their enthusiastic cheers and applause.
早稲田大学における彼の最後の講義は、万雷の拍手喝采を浴びた。
His last lecture at Waseda brought down the house.
More kanji with the radical 口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
- 口 mouth, entrance, to speak
- 古 old, ancient, former
- 句 phrase, clause, haiku
- 只 only, free
- 召 to summon, summons, to invite
- 可 to permit, can
- 台 platform, stand, tower
- 叱 to scold, to reprimand
- 史 history, chronicle
- 右 right
- 叶 to be fulfilled, to come true
- 号 call, name, number
- 司 to manage, official, to preside
- 叫 to shout, to cry out
- 各 each, every
- 合 to combine, to match
- 吉 auspicious, good
- 同 same, together
- 名 name, to name, famous
- 后 empress, after
- 吏 official, clerk
- 吐 to vomit, to disgorge
- 向 to face toward, direction, opposite
- 君 lord, you, sovereign
- 吞 swallow, contain, overwhelm
- 吟 to recite, to compose