Japanese symbol for “screeching”
キャーキャー
キャーキャー
Romaji: kyaakyaa
shrieking; squealing; screeching; screaming
In Japanese, screeching is キャーキャー (kyaakyaa).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to shrieking; squealing; screeching; screaming; shouting; cackling
- adv, adv-to chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
Written forms: —. Readings: キャーキャー、きゃあきゃあ、キャッキャ、きゃっきゃ.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.