一喝

いっかつ

sharp, loud rebuke

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Meanings

  1. noun, takes する, transitive sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar
  2. rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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In sentences

父ちちに一喝いっかつされてそれを止やめた。 I gave it up after my father had given me a good scolding. #84825