Meaning

Primary

To Shout

Alternative

To Scream

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means scream, so the verb version is to scream or to shout.

Reading

わめく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

If you want to shout at someone you should pick a word that will really hit them. Give them a big whammy (わめ) to the face! Hey, that word works. Shout WHAMMY!

Context

Context Sentences

酔っぱらいが喚いているんだよ。

A drunk guy is shouting.

Kanji Composition