Illustration: In an apartment kitchen, a resident opens a cupboard and recoils as a large cockroach runs across the inside of the door. Their mouth is stretched wide, eyes squeezed in alarm, shoulders raised, and both hands jerked away from the cupboard.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

悲ひ鳴めい

himei

scream, shriek

Example sentences

  1. 蛇へびをみたとき、彼女かのじょは悲鳴ひめいをあげた。

    She screamed when she saw a snake.

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  2. 突然とつぜん悲鳴ひめいが聞きこえた。

    All at once, I heard a scream.

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  3. 悲鳴ひめいで静寂せいじゃくがやぶられた。

    A scream broke the silence.

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Kanji in 悲鳴

  • 悲grieve; sadOnヒKunかなしい・かなしむ
  • 鳴chirp; cryOnメイKunなく・なる・ならす

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