叫 shout

口 (mouth/small box radical) + (numeral4)
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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