Japanese

いななく
Meaning: to neigh; to whinny (horse)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 嘶く 嘶かない
Polite 嘶きます 嘶きません
Past 嘶いた 嘶かなかった
Polite + Past 嘶きました 嘶きませんでした
Te-form 嘶いて 嘶かなくて
Potential 嘶ける 嘶けない
Passive 嘶かれる 嘶かれない
Causative 嘶かせる 嘶かせない
Causative + Passive 嘶かされる 嘶かされない
Imperative 嘶け 嘶くな

Handwriting

嘶
く

Example

The horse neighed loudly.

Usage Notes

Specifically refers to the high-pitched sound made by a horse.

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