悲鳴|ひめいhimei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounshriek; scream
   蛇へびをみたとき、彼女かのじょは悲鳴ひめいをあげた。↗

   She screamed when she saw a snake.

• Synonym叫び声さけびごえNeutralA shout or yell; broad in range, as in 「叫び声を上げる」. 「悲鳴」 is narrower: screams of pain or fear, animal cries of distress, or cries of complaint.
• Synonym叫びさけびNeutralA noun for a shout or cry, leaning toward calling out; also a metaphorical appeal, as in 「心の叫び」.
• Synonym絶叫ぜっきょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Screaming at the top of one's lungs, as in 「ジェットコースターで絶叫する」; leans toward extreme excitement.
• Synonym金切り声かなきりごえCasualColloquial. A piercing, shrill scream, as in 「金切り声を上げる」; leans toward the high-pitched sharpness of the voice.
• Synonym叫声きょうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose for cries and roars; rare in modern usage.
• Related泣き叫ぶなきさけぶNeutralA verb: to cry and shout at the same time, as in 「子供が泣き叫ぶ」; leans toward crying while yelling.
• RelatedわめくCasualColloquial. To yell or holler loudly, as in 「わめき散らす」; carries a nuance of losing control.
• Related怒鳴るどなるNeutralTo shout or yell in anger, as in 「部下を怒鳴る」; leans toward fury, where 「悲鳴」 voices pain or fear.
• Related喚声かんせいWrittenWritten/formal prose for loud shouts; leans toward the shouting of an excited crowd.
• Related怒号どごうWrittenWritten/formal prose for angry roars, as in 「怒号が飛び交う」; leans toward collective outrage.
• Related叫ぶさけぶNeutralA verb: to shout or scream. 「悲鳴」 is a noun for screams of distress, and also appears in 「嬉しい悲鳴」.
• Relatedわめき声わめきごえCasualColloquial. The sound of yelling and hollering; leans toward noisy, unruly shouting.
• Related叫喚きょうかんWrittenWritten/formal prose for screaming; today mostly in 「阿鼻叫喚」, describing scenes of horror.
• Related咆哮ほうこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. The roar of a beast or an angry human's bellow; leans toward ferocity.
• Related泣き喚くなきわめくNeutralTo bawl and wail loudly, as in 「泣きわめく子」; leans toward crying and fussing.
• Related大呼たいこWrittenWritten/formal prose for shouting loudly; rare in modern usage.
• Related大喝だいかつWrittenWritten/formal prose for a loud rebuke, as in 「大喝一声」; leans toward startling or overawing someone.
• Antonym歓声かんせいNeutralAntonym: cheers and shouts of joy — the opposite of the screams of distress of 「悲鳴」.

Reach for 「悲鳴」 for screams of pain or fear, or cries of complaint — 「悲鳴を上げる」, and even 「嬉しい悲鳴」. For shouting in general say 「叫び声」; for screaming at the top of your lungs, 「絶叫」; for yelling in anger, 「怒鳴る」. The opposite of 「悲鳴」 is 「歓声」, a cheer.

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

1. 動物どうぶつや虫むしが悲かなしそうに鳴なくこと。またその声こえ。
2. 苦痛くつうや恐怖きょうふなどのために声こえをあげること。またその声こえ。
3. 苦痛くつうや疲労ひろうで手足てあしなどが働はたらかなくなること。
4. 大おおいに困惑こんわくすること。苦情くじょうが出でること。