The kanji 叫: meaning, readings and stroke order

叫

Meaning: shout
On reading: キョウ kyou
Kun reading: さけ（ぶ） sakebu
Strokes: 6
Radical: 口 mouth, opening
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: hét, gào (khiếu)
Japanese: さけぶ。おおきなこえをだす。
Korean: 외치다 (규)
Chinese: 喊、大叫

Readings, words and example sentences

キョウ kyou · on reading · less common

絶ぜっ叫きょう
screaming at the top of your voice
絶ぜっ叫きょうマシンに乗りました。
I rode a thrill ride that makes you scream.

さけ（ぶ） sakebu · kun reading

叫さけぶ
to shout, to scream
おどろいて大声で 叫さけびました。
I was startled and shouted out loud.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.