悲鳴

ひめい

shriek, scream

What does 悲鳴 mean?

悲鳴 is a Japanese noun meaning shriek, scream in English. It is written as 悲鳴 in kanji, ひめい in hiragana, and himei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

蛇をみたとき、彼女は悲鳴をあげた。

She screamed when she saw a snake.