# 叫 — shout; yell

叫 means “shout; yell”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou). Kun'yomi: さけ(ぶ) (sakebu). You'll see it in words such as 叫ぶ (sakebu, “to shout; to cry”).

- Meaning: shout; yell
- On'yomi: キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi: さけ(ぶ) (sakebu)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Words & language 2

## Words with 叫

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ (sakebu) | to shout; to cry |
| 叫び | さけび (sakebi) | shout; cry |

## Don't confuse it with

[阜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mound/) · [中](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/middle/) · [古](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/old/) · [串](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skewer/)

## More in the “Words & language 2” set

[賛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/approve/) · [紹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/introduce/) · [刷](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/print/) · [叫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shout/) · [詞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/part-of-speech/) · [肯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/agree/) · [伺](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ask-humbly/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shout/. Last updated 2026-11-01.