Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1426 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: shout, exclaim, yell

Kunyomi: さけ.ぶ

Onyomi: キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くちへん

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

阿鼻喚(あびきょうかん)   agonizing cries, pandemonium

する(ぜっきょうする)   scream, shout [v.i.]

ぶ(さけぶ)   scream, shout [v.i.]

び声(さけびごえ)   shout, scream [n.]

Onyomi Examples

キョウカン shout, scream

キョウゴウ crying aloud

アイキョウ crying loudly with sadness

大絶 ダイゼッキョウ loud scream, screaming at the top of one's lungs

Kunyomi Examples

さけぶ to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim, to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)