JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 喚: "yell, cry, call"
The kanji 喚 means "yell, cry, call, scream, summon". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カン in on'yomi and わめ.く 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)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わめ.く
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 | yell, cry, call, scream, summon |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1120 of 2,501 |
Common words with 喚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 召喚summons; subpoena; citation · summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
- 喚くto shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream
- 阿鼻叫喚agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
- 泣き喚くto wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
- 喚起arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
- 叫喚shout; scream
- 喚声shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
- 注意喚起call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
- 注意を喚起するto alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
- 喚き立てるto yell; to bawl out
- 召喚状(writ of) summons; subpoena; citation
- 喚問summons
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