How to say "yell" in Japanese

• エールCommon
  nounA noun for a yell of encouragement, especially the cheering done for a school sports team; it does not cover yelling in anger.
• 怒鳴るどなるJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe verb for yelling in anger, shouting loudly at someone in a furious or scolding way; choose it when 'yell' means angry shouting rather than encouragement.
  泣ないている子こを怒鳴どなるな。火ひに油あぶらだから。↗

  Don't shout at the crying child. It only adds fuel to the fire.
• 叫び声さけびごえCommon
  nounA noun for the sound itself: a shout, yell, scream, or cry; use it when naming the noise rather than describing the act of yelling.
  人々ひとびとから叫び声さけびごえがあがった。↗

  A shout arose from the people.
• 掛け声かけごえCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbA noun for a shout used to time or encourage activity, like a 'Heave ho!'; this is a specialized sense of 'yell', not a general word for shouting.
• わめくCommon
  godan verb, intransitive verbA verb for shouting, crying out, yelling, or screaming; it suggests loud, uncontrolled vocalizing rather than calm speech, and the word is usually written in kana alone.
  何人なんにんかの運転手うんてんしゅは笑わらったりわめいたりしていた。↗

  Some of the drivers were laughing and yelling.

Use 「エール」 for yells of encouragement at sports events, 「掛け声」 for calls that time or encourage activity, 「怒鳴る」 for yelling in anger, 「わめく」 for loud shouting or screaming, and 「叫び声」 for the shout or scream itself.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• エールyell (of encouragement)
• 怒鳴るどなるto shout (in anger)
• 叫び声さけびごえshout
• 掛け声かけごえshout (of encouragement, etc.)
• わめくto shout
• 呼び声よびごえcall
• 叫ぶさけぶto shout
• 叫びさけびshout
• おめくto shout
• 咆哮ほうこうroar
• 喚き立てるわめきたてるto yell
• がなるto yell
• 怒鳴り散らすどなりちらすto yell
• わめき声わめきごえyell
• 叫声きょうせいyell
• がなり立てるがなりたてるto yell
• 声を上げるこえをあげるto raise one's voice
• 吠えるほえるto yell
• 気合きあいshout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.)
• 唱えるとなえるto cry