雄叫び

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雄	叫
お Grade: S	たけ Grade: S
kun'yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
雄誥び

Compound of 雄 (o, “man”) +‎ 建び (takebi, “roar”, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 建ぶ (takebu), “to be ferocious or manly”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おたけび [òtáꜜkèbì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) おたけび [òtákébí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ta̠ke̞bʲi]

Noun

雄(お)叫(たけ)び • (otakebi) ^{←をたけび (wotakebi)?}

1. acting manly or with authority
2. raising a valiant scream, especially, a war cry

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雄	叫
お Grade: S	さけ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Compound of 雄 (o, “man”) +‎ 叫び (sakebi, “scream”).

Noun

雄(お)叫(さけ)び • (osakebi) ^{←をさけび (wosakebi)?}

1. raising a valiant scream, especially, a war cry