# 叫 — Shout

Frequency rank 1172 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 侵 (Invade), less common than 獲 (Seize).

- On’yomi: きょう
- Kun’yomi: さけ
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

A mouth on the left and a narwhal on the right — a mouth opened so wide it could swallow a narwhal is a shout.

In words:

- 叫ぶ さけぶ — to shout,to cry
- 叫び さけび — shout;scream;outcry

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