喚: Yell; Cry; CallKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン
- Kun'yomi
- わめ(く)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 27 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン)
- 喚問かんもんsummons
- 喚起かんきarousal; excitation
- 召喚しょうかんsummons; summonsing
- 喚声かんせいshout
- 叫喚きょうかんshout; scream
- 召喚令状しょうかんれいじょうsummons for directions (legal UK)
- 召喚状しょうかんじょうcall; summons
- 喚呼かんこverbal check (esp. on railroads); verbal confirmation
- 大叫喚地獄だいきょうかんじごくMahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing
- 指差喚呼しさかんこpointing and calling (occupational safety method)
- 注意を喚起するちゅういをかんきするto alert; to get one's attention
- 注意喚起ちゅういかんきcall for attention; alert
- 証人喚問しょうにんかんもんsummoning of a sworn witness (court, Diet); subpoena
- 阿鼻叫喚あびきょうかんagonizing cries; pandemonium
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 喚くわめくto shout; to cry
- 喚きたてるわめきたてるto yell; to bawl out
- 喚き声わめきごえyell; shout
- 喚き散らすわめきちらすto rant and rave; to raise hell
- 喚き立てるわめきたてるto yell; to bawl out
- 泣き喚くなきわめくto bawl; to cry
Other readings
- 喚び出すよびだすto summon; to call (e.g. phone)
- 喚び起こすよびおこすto wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken
- 喚び起すよびおこすto wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken
- 喚ぶよぶto call out (to); to call
- 喚子鳥よぶこどりcalling bird (esp. a cuckoo)
- 指差し喚呼しさかんこpointing and calling (occupational safety method)
- 泣喚くなきわめくto bawl; to cry
Kanji that often appear with 喚
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