Mnemonic
Your mouth hangs open as ivy vines slither inside, coiling around your tongue. You shout in raw panic, desperate to expel the creeping tendrils. The louder you shout, the more the ivy vibrates loose — so you keep screaming until every last vine shakes free.
Additional thoughts
Picture thick green ivy pouring into a wide-open mouth. The visceral urge to scream it out is the shout. Mouth on the left, ivy on the right — vines entering from outside.Quick recall
Ivy crawls into your mouth, forcing you to shout it out.Details
The keyword for 叫 is shout. This kanji represents the act of crying out loudly or yelling with great force and urgency. It conveys the image of opening one's mouth wide to produce a powerful, often desperate or emotional vocalization. The character is commonly associated with screaming, exclaiming, or calling out in situations of alarm, distress, or strong feeling.
- On'yomi
- きょう
- Kun'yomi
- さけ.ぶ