喚 声(かんせい)

かんせい

noun

shout; yell; cry; outcry

See also: 歓声(かんせい) (cheers of joy (homophone))

1. shout; yell; cry; outcry

A loud shout or cry, often expressing strong emotion such as alarm, urgency, or excitement. Distinguished from 歓声 (cheers of joy) by being more general and often carrying a sense of alarm or intensity.

喚声(かんせい)が上(あ)がった。

A shout went up.

群衆(ぐんしゅう)から喚声(かんせい)が沸(わ)き起(お)こった。

Shouts erupted from the crowd.

戦場(せんじょう)に兵士(へいし)たちの喚声(かんせい)が響(ひび)き渡(わた)った。

The war cries of soldiers echoed across the battlefield.

Do not confuse with the homophone 歓声(かんせい) (cheers of joy/delight). 喚声(かんせい) uses 喚(かん) (to call out, to shout — as in 喚(わめ)く), giving it a more raw, urgent quality. 歓声(かんせい) uses 歓(かん) (joy, delight), indicating happy cheering.

Common collocations

喚声(かんせい)を上(あ)げる — to raise a shout
喚声(かんせい)が響(ひび)く — shouts echo
喚声(かんせい)が沸(わ)き起(お)こる — shouts erupt

Related words

歓声(かんせい) — cheers (of joy)
叫(さけ)び — cry, scream
怒号(どごう) — angry shout, roar

Related Words

Related: 怒号(どごう) (angry shout, roar)

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Added 2026.3.22 11:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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