Japanese

なりひびく
Meaning: to resound; to echo; to ring out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 鳴り響く 鳴り響かない
Polite 鳴り響きます 鳴り響きません
Past 鳴り響いた 鳴り響かなかった
Polite + Past 鳴り響きました 鳴り響きませんでした
Te-form 鳴り響いて 鳴り響かなくて
Potential 鳴り響ける 鳴り響けない
Passive 鳴り響かれる 鳴り響かれない
Causative 鳴り響かせる 鳴り響かせない
Causative + Passive 鳴り響かされる 鳴り響かされない
Imperative 鳴り響け 鳴り響くな

Handwriting

鳴
り
響
く

Example sentences

The school bell echoed through the hallway.
太鼓がとうとうと鳴り響いた。
The drum beat loudly and resonantly.
祭りの囃子で鉦と太鼓が賑やかに鳴り響いている。
The gongs and drums are ringing out lively in the festival music.
ホテルの廊下で火災報知器が鳴り響いた。
A fire alarm rang out in the hotel hallway.
除夜の鐘が鳴り響く。
The bells ring on New Year's Eve.

Usage Notes

Describes a sound reverberating or echoing throughout an area. Can also be used figuratively for fame spreading.

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