Illustration: At a Japanese neighborhood sports day, a tug-of-war team leans backward together, knees bent and both hands gripping the rope. Beside them, a teammate cups one hand around their wide-open mouth and raises the other in a clear timing gesture.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

掛かけ声ごえ

kakegoe

encouraging shout, call

Example sentences

  1. この時とき、「だるまさんだるまさん、にらめっこしましょ」とかけ声ごえをかける。

    In starting the game, they call out, 'Daruma-san, Daruma-san, niramekko shimasho.'

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. ホーム上じょうを歩あるいて掛かけ声ごえを出だしながら販売はんばいする。

    They walk the platform calling a sales message and sell the Ekiben.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 豆まめを撒まく際さいには掛かけ声ごえをかける。

    In concert with their throwing actions, the throwers shout.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 掛声

  • 掛hang; suspendOnカイ・ケイKunかける・かけ・かかる
  • 声voiceOnセイ・ショウKunこえ・こわ-

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