シュプレヒコール
also: シュプレッヒコール
Meanings
1
choral chanting; chanting in chorus
Refers to a group of people chanting slogans or phrases together, especially at protests, rallies, or demonstrations. The general sense of choral chanting (sense 1) and the specific protest context (sense 2) are merged here as they overlap in usage.
from German Sprechchor
The demonstrators raised a choral chant of 'Protect peace.'
The supporters kept up a choral chant in the stadium.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉がシュプレヒコールを上げるfor people to raise a chant (in unison)
The protesters chanted 'No!' in unison.
- シュプレヒコールを繰り返すto repeat a chant
The participants repeated the same chant over and over.