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N1 う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

(さけ)to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim, to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)

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    1. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim

    2. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)

    All Forms

    叫ぶ 【さけぶ】

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    Examples

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      その死刑(しけい)(しゅう)無罪(むざい)(さけ)んでいます。

      The death row inmate is proclaiming their innocence.

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      痴漢(ちかん)をされたので、(おお)きな(こえ)(さけ)びました。

      I was groped, so I screamed as loud as I could.

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      当選(とうせん)()たした政治(せいじ)()とその支援(しえん)(しゃ)万歳(ばんざい)(さけ)んでいる。

      The newly elected politician and their supporters are shouting 'Banzai!'

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      (わたし)たちは人類(じんるい)滅亡(めつぼう)()けるために核兵器(かくへいき)廃絶(はいぜつ)(さけ)んでいます。

      We're clamouring for the abolition of nuclear weapons to prevent the extinction of humanity.

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      (まわ)りさん:「『(たす)けて』と(さけ)(こと)出来(でき)ればこそ、(たす)かる(こと)出来(でき)るのです。」

      Policeman: 'Being able to shout "Help!" can be the difference between life and death.'

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