also: どうこく
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Archaic literary term for loud, grief-stricken crying or lamentation. In modern Japanese, 慟哭 (どうこく) is the more common form.
See also: 慟哭
Old documents describe scenes of wailing at funerals.
遺族の哭慟が式場に響いた。
The bereaved family's wailing echoed through the hall.