Meaning

Primary

To Yell

Alternative

To Shout

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb, transitive verb

Explanation

An angry chirp is a type of shout. The verb version is to yell or to shout.

怒鳴る suggests anger, as you can tell from the kanji, so it's used when someone yells or shouts to scold others or to express anger or frustration.

Reading

どなる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This one is a bit tricky, as it uses the on'yomi reading you learned for and the kun'yomi reading for 鳴る, so try to keep that in mind!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 部下を怒鳴る

    to yell at a subordinate

    私を怒鳴る

    to yell at me

    子供を怒鳴る

    to yell at a child

Context Sentences

私、怒鳴る人、ホントに嫌なんだよね。

I really don't like people who yell at others.

上司に怒鳴られてばっかりで、胃に穴が空いちゃったよ。

My boss yells at me so much that I got a hole on my stomach.

藤崎さんは温厚な性格で、怒鳴っているところを見たことがありません。

Mr. Fujisaki has very mild personality, so I have never seen him shout at somebody.

「キンニクマってよく怒鳴るよね。」「そうだね。でも、心配しないで。彼は口は悪いけど根は悪い人ではないから。」

"Kinnikuma yells a lot." "Yeah, but don’t worry. His bark is worse than his bite."

Kanji Composition