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shout
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingキョウ
Kun readingさけ.ぶ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. shoutRtK
    彼女は声をおののかせて「助けて！」と叫んだ。In a quivering voice she cried "Help!"tatoeba
    悲しみはあるが泣き叫ぶ事は禁止されている。Even if one feels sad, screaming is prohibited.wiki
  2. exclaim
  3. yell
  1. to shout
  2. to cry (out)
  3. to scream
  4. to shriek
  5. to yell

Popular Usage

叫ぶ

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · cornucopia

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1626

Compound words

叫ぶさけぶ
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to shriek; to yell
叫びさけび
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek
絶叫ぜっきょう
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
叫び声さけびごえ
shout; yell; scream; cry
叫くわめく
to shout
叫喚きょうかん
shout
泣叫ぶなきさけぶ
to cry and shout
なき叫ぶなきさけぶ
to cry and shout
阿鼻叫喚あびきょうかん
agonizing cries
泣き叫ぶなきさけぶ
to cry and shout
哭き叫ぶなきさけぶ
to cry and shout
快哉を叫ぶかいさいをさけぶ
to shout with exultation

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に気付くと「バル！」と叫んだ。
"Val!" he shouted when he recognized her.tatoeba
彼は中から聞こえてくる叫び声にびっくりした。
He was surprised to hear a cry from within.tatoeba
彼は男の子たちに教室で叫ばないよう命じた。
He ordered the boys not to shout in the classroom.tatoeba
彼は大声で叫んだ。
He cried out.tatoeba
悲しみはあるが泣き叫ぶ事は禁止されている。
Even if one feels sad, screaming is prohibited.wiki
陣営の兵士は熊が叫ぶ声を聞いて逃げ散った。
Soldiers in the enemy's camp heard Kuma shouting and ran away.wiki

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