Kanji

鳴

鳴

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

鳥部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

メイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

なく, なる, ならす

Nanori (Name Reading)

なき, なり, なる

Common Readings

メイ, な…く, な…らす, な…る

Example sentences

鳴る なる
授業の終わりのベルが鳴った

The bell for the end of class rang.

すぐに すぐに
電話が鳴ったらすぐに出る

When the phone rings, I answer it immediately.

悲鳴 ひめい
彼女は大きなクモを見て悲鳴を上げた。

She screamed when she saw a large spider.

ぎゃあ ぎゃあ
「ぎゃあ！」と悲鳴を上げて、彼は逃げ出した。

Letting out a scream of 'Aaaah!', he fled the scene.

鳴らす ならす
近所の子供がインターホンを何度も鳴らした。

The neighborhood kid rang the intercom many times.

くん くん
彼は鼻をくんと鳴らして匂いを嗅いだ。

He made a sniffing sound with his nose and smelled it.

悲鳴を上げる ひめいをあげる
突然の雷の音に、彼女は思わず悲鳴を上げた

She unintentionally let out a scream at the sudden sound of thunder.

怒鳴る どなる
父はめったに怒らないが、昨日は弟をひどく怒鳴った。

My father rarely gets angry, but yesterday he yelled at my brother severely.

うるせぇ うるせぇ
「うるせぇ、だまってろ！」と彼は怒鳴った。

「Shut up, be quiet!」 he shouted.

鳴き声 なきごえ
窓の外から鳥の鳴き声が聞こえる。

I can hear the chirping of birds from outside the window.

Example Vocabulary

鳴る

なる

to ring; to sound; to echo

悲鳴

ひめい

scream; shriek; cry of distress

鳴らす

ならす

to ring; to sound; to make a sound

悲鳴を上げる

ひめいをあげる

to scream; to shriek; to cry out in distress

怒鳴る

どなる

to shout; to yell; to scold loudly

鳴き声

なきごえ

cry (of an animal); chirping; bark; roar

鳴く

なく

to chirp; to cry; to sing (bird)

鳴り響く

なりひびく

to resound; to echo; to ring out

鼻を鳴らす

はなをならす

to whine; to coax; to snort in contempt

高鳴る

たかなる

to throb; to beat fast; to ring out

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