JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 叫: "shout, exclaim, yell"
The kanji 叫 means "shout, exclaim, yell". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キョウ in on'yomi and さけ.ぶ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さけ.ぶ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | shout, exclaim, yell |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1426 of 2,501 |
Common words with 叫
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 叫ぶto shout; to cry (out); to scream; to shriek · to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist; to protest
- 叫びshout; cry; outcry; yell
- 叫び声shout; yell; scream; cry
- 絶叫scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
- 泣き叫ぶto cry and shout; to scream
- 雄叫びroar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; war cry · screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
- 阿鼻叫喚agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
- 叫びだすto let out a cry; to break forth
- 叫喚shout; scream
- 快哉を叫ぶto shout with exultation; to shout for joy
- 叫声yell; shout; cry; roar
- 絶叫マシンthrill ride (at an amusement park)
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