Quick answer
叫 is the kanji for "Yell / Shout / Exclaim". A common reading is さけ.ぶ (sakebu). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Yell / Shout / Exclaim
Also : Yell · Shout · Exclaim
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
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
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