喚声(かんせい)

かんせい
noun
shout; yell; cry; outcry
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
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