# 叫 shout

口 (mouth/small box radical) + (numeral4)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO

## Onyomi

KYOU |

## Mnemonic

| Today(今日=KYOU), I shouted with my mouth 4 times!

## Kunyomi

( と ) さけ＊ぶ | to exclaim! If you're surprised and go AAAAAA or HOLY COW WHAT THE HELL MAN, that's 叫ぶ。 Unlike the related word 喚く　（わめく） 叫ぶ is not always out of anger -you can use this for shouting slogans or screaming your friend's name. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

絶叫(ぜっきょう) する | to scream ★☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 叫 (shout) = 絶叫 (to scream) to scream. usually from enjoyment - think, roller coaster.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
叫 | shout | MOUTH | 口
収 | get | CROTCHes | 又

4 mouths shout "Hey, nice ass!" and 4 CROTCHES get kicked.

## Synonyms

yell 悲鳴をあげる を絶叫する と喚く と ほえる