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苦鳴 (くめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

苦く鳴めい

Meanings

1

noun

cries of pain

rare term

Rare literary term for vocal expressions of pain; not used in everyday conversation.

負ふ傷しょう者しゃの苦く鳴めいが戦せん場じょうに響ひびいた。
The cries of pain of the wounded echoed across the battlefield.

Kanji

苦suffering, trial, worry
鳴chirp, cry, bark

Similar words

悲ひ鳴めい
悲鳴 is a common word for a shriek or scream, often from fear or surprise, while 苦鳴 is a rare, specific term for cries of pain.

Etymology

Compound of 苦 (pain, suffering) and 鳴 (cry, sound), literally 'pain cry'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare Sino-Japanese coinage.