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叫号 (きょうごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
crying aloud ; wailing ; shouting in distress
Literary or formal term for loud crying or wailing, often in grief or lamentation. Rare in everyday speech; more common in classical or poetic contexts.
とう
場じょう
人じん
物ぶつ
が
叫きょう
号ごう
する
場ば
面めん
が
よく
出で
て
くる
。
In classical literature, scenes where characters wail loudly often appear.
Similar words 号ごう 泣きゅう 号泣 is the common modern word for loud crying or wailing. 叫号 is a rare literary synonym.
叫さけ ぶ 叫ぶ means 'to shout' or 'to scream' in general, not specifically crying in grief. 叫号 implies a more formal, lamenting cry.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 叫 (kyō, 'shout, cry') and 号 (gō, 'cry, yell'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of combining two characters with similar meanings to form a literary term.
