叫
叫 — Shout
shout, exclaim, yell
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
Kun’yomiさけぶ (sakebu)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 叫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ sakebu | to shout; to cry (out); to scream |
| 叫び | さけび sakebi | shout; cry; outcry |
| 叫び声 | さけびごえ sakebigoe | shout; yell; scream |
| 絶叫 | ぜっきょう zekkyou | scream; shriek; shout |
| 泣き叫ぶ | なきさけぶ nakisakebu | to cry and shout; to scream |
Study notes
叫 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1426 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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