Quick answer
叫 is the kanji for "Yell". The most common reading is さけ.ぶ (sakebu). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Yell
Also : Shout · Exclaim
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 叫 represents 'SHOUT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of shout.
On-reading: きょう — remember this sound by associating it with shout. Kun-reading: さけ.ぶ.
Example Sentences
コンサートで好きなアーティストを見て、思わず叫んでしまいました。
こんさーとですきなあーてぃすとをみて、おもわずさけんでしまいました。
Seeing my favorite artist at a concert, I found myself screaming.
助けを叫ぶ声を聞いて、急いで現場に向かいました。
たすけをさけぶこえをきいて、いそいでげんばにむかいました。
Hearing a cry for help, I rushed to the scene.
Vocabulary using 叫
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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