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金切り声 (かなきりごえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金かな切きり声ごえ

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Meanings

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noun

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

Describes a high-pitched, ear-piercing voice or cry, often used for screams of fear, anger, or excitement.

彼かの女じょは金かな切きり声ごえを上あげて驚おどろいた。
She let out a shriek in surprise.

金かな

切き

り

声ごえ

が

部屋へや

中じゅう

に

響ひび

き

渡わた

っ

た

。

A piercing cry echoed through the room.

Kanji

金gold
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
声voice

Similar words

悲ひ鳴めい
悲鳴 is a general scream or shriek, often of pain or fear, while 金切り声 specifically emphasizes the high-pitched, metallic quality of the voice.
叫さけび声ごえ
叫び声 is a shout or yell, not necessarily high-pitched; 金切り声 is specifically a shrill, piercing cry.

Etymology

Compound of 金切り (kanakiri, 'metal cutting') + 声 (koe, 'voice'), referring to a voice as sharp as the sound of cutting metal.