WORD DETAIL
叫ぶ
さけぶ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
叫ぶis read asさけぶand is a verb meaning to shout or cry out in a loud voice. - Basic usage: It is used both for shouting an urgent command and for calling out a person's name loudly.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The words being shouted
- In
逃げろと叫ぶ, the directly shouted command appears beforeと. Example:危険に気づいた彼は皆に逃げろと叫んだ。
- In
- Calling out a name
- When a person's name is shouted loudly, that name can be marked with
を. Example:山頂で友人の名前を大声で叫ぶ。
- When a person's name is shouted loudly, that name can be marked with

