— chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

  • JLPT N3
  • 14 strokes
  • Grade 2
  • Radical 鳥
  • #1279 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
メイ
Kun'yomi
な.くな.るな.らす

Example words

  • 悲鳴ひめいshriek; scream
  • 怒鳴るどなるto shout; to yell
  • 共鳴きょうめいresonance; sympathetic (sound); (being in) sympathy
  • 鳴らすならすto ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose)
  • 鳴るなるto sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
  • 鳴くなく(1) to sing (bird) (2) to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)