Word details

泣き喚く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 泣き喚く.

Dictionary

Entry

泣き喚く泣きわめくきわめIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #22948
1

to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)

Examples
子供はおもちゃの車が欲しいと泣きわめいた
The child cried for a toy car.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cry, weep, moan

8 strokesFrequency 1,380JLPT N2Grade 4

On

キュウ

Kun

な.く

yell, cry, call, scream, summon

12 strokesFrequency 1,120JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

わめ.く

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