JLPT N1 · Noun

悲鳴 (himei)

悲鳴 (ひめい, himei) is a Japanese noun meaning “shriek; scream”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひめい
Romaji: himei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

shriek; scream · noun

Example sentences

蛇をみたとき、彼女は悲鳴をあげた。

She screamed when she saw a snake.

Tatoeba #148906

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 悲鳴

grieve, sad, deploreヒ・かな.しい・かな.しむ · 12 strokes

chirp, cry, barkメイ・な.く・な.る · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 悲鳴.

悲しいかなしいsad悲劇ひげきtragedy悲しむかなしむto be sad悲観ひかんpessimism悲惨ひさんdisastrous鳴くなくto make sound (of an animal)鳴るなるto sound鳴らすならすto ring怒鳴るどなるto shout (in anger)共鳴きょうめいresonance

Source: JMdict entry 1483350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.