叫び声

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 叫び声, read さけびごえ, denotes a loud human cry that may be a shout or a scream.
• Basic usage: It covers a loud cry heard from a dark forest and a scream from someone witnessing an accident.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• From shout to scream
  • A forest shout and an accident witness’s scream show that the emotion and cause vary; it does not necessarily mean a scream of fear.