Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Scream

Alternative

Yell

Mnemonic

What would your mouth do if you got caught in a prison for legs? It'd probably get real big — in other words, it would scream.

Readings

On’yomi

かん

Kun’yomi

わめ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You scream and scream and scream until a door bursts open. It's Genghis Khan (かん) and he looks mad. Apparently your screaming is bothering him and now he's gonna give you a real reason to scream.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary