Is the scream "gya" masculine and "kya" feminine?


I don't speak Japanese, but I notice in some manga (like Mr. Fullswing for
example), male characters tend to scream "gya" or "guwa" while female
characters tend to scream "kya".

Is it true that "gya" sounds masculine and "kya" sounds feminine? If it is,
what makes "gya" masculine and "kya" feminine? Is it common practice to use
these interjections as such? If a female character uses "gya", does she tend
to be describe as boyish (using "ore", "boku" and whatnot)?




Yes, きゃー represents screams of higher tone, and is clearly feminine or
childlike. [黄色い声](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/33768/5010) is usually
きゃー. Gay characters often say きゃー in manga, too.

ぎゃー, on the other hand, is not necessarily masculine. When female characters
use ぎゃー, it's usually bolder, more urgent, or stronger than きゃー (for example,
a dying scream).

In general, voiced consonants tend to be used more often to represent larger,
rougher and/or lower-pitched sounds. ガハハ is the sound of vulgar laughter of
middle-aged men, whereas キャハハ sounds young/cute/feminine. The same is
generally true for onomatopoeia pairs like ドンドン／トントン, ガンガン／カンカン, ギー／キー.




Yes, きゃー represents screams of higher tone, and is clearly feminine or
childlike. [黄色い声](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/33768/5010) is usually
きゃー. Gay characters often say きゃー in manga, too.

ぎゃー, on the other hand, is not necessarily masculine. When female characters
use ぎゃー, it's usually bolder, more urgent, or stronger than きゃー (for example,
a dying scream).

In general, voiced consonants tend to be used more often to represent larger,
rougher and/or lower-pitched sounds. ガハハ is the sound of vulgar laughter of
middle-aged men, whereas キャハハ sounds young/cute/feminine. The same is
generally true for onomatopoeia pairs like ドンドン／トントン, ガンガン／カンカン, ギー／キー.

