嚷
shout, brawl, make uproar, cry
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Readings
On'yomi
- ジョウ
Kun'yomi
- わめ.く
- どな.る
Meaning
嚷 centers on loud, disorderly vocal expression: shouting, crying out, brawling, or making an uproar. All its meanings share the idea of a noisy, often chaotic outburst.
Study
Etymology
嚷 combines 口 (mouth) with 襄, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to helping or assisting, but the exact historical development of the compound is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
A mouth 口 beside 襄, which looks like a person with a head and clothes making noise. Imagine someone shouting so loudly their clothes ruffle.
Reading mnemonic
For ジョウ, picture a rowdy Joe shouting in a brawl: Joe -> ジョウ, and his mouth 口 is wide open.