shout, exclaim, yell
叫 centers on producing a loud vocal sound: shouting, exclaiming, or yelling, typically to express strong emotion or attract attention.
叫 combines 口 (mouth) with 丩, which likely contributes a phonetic element related to a loud or twisted sound. The exact historical origin of 丩 is uncertain.
A mouth 口 beside a twisted, rising shape 丩: picture a mouth opening wide and the sound twisting upward as a loud shout.
For キョウ, imagine a person shouting 'KYO!' in a martial arts dojo: the sharp 'KYO' sound cues キョウ while the mouth 口 shouts.
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
shout; yell; scream; cry
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; war cry
to cry and shout; to scream
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to let out a cry; to break forth
crying aloud
shout; scream
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
crying loudly with sadness
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
loud scream; screaming at the top of one's lungs
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
to cry loudly for a reform; to clamour for change
yell made by archers when firing a volley of arrows; yell which opens a battle
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
horned screamer (Anhima cornuta)