号ごう哭こく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

wailing; loud crying

Literary or formal word for crying loudly and uncontrollably, often with a sense of deep grief or lamentation. Not used in casual everyday speech.

• 遺い族ぞくたちは棺ひつぎの前まえで号ごう哭こくした。

  The bereaved family wailed loudly in front of the coffin.

• 彼かの女じょの号ごう哭こくが部屋へや