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悲鳴 (ひめい): shriek, scream — Japanese vocabulary

悲鳴 is read ひめい and means "shriek, scream". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

悲鳴

Reading
ひめい · himei
Translation
shriek, scream
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ひめいが

Example

蛇をみたとき、彼女は悲鳴をあげた。

へびをみたとき、かのじょはひめいをあげた。

She screamed when she saw a snake.

Kanji in this word

  • 悲 — Grieve, Sad, Deplore
  • 鳴 — cry, ring

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