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啼
啼
12 strokes

Meanings

bark
chirp
cry

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
な.く

Common Words

鳴く
啼く
なく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #3869
1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

Examples
カエルが鳴いたら帰ろう。
Let's return when the frog croaks.
あのかわいい鳥は来る日も来る日も鳴いてばかりいた。
That pretty bird did nothing but sing day after day.
羊は何て鳴くの？
What sound does a sheep make?
2

鳴く only; Mahjong

to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

鳴き声
鳴声
なきごえ
Noun
Freq #3983
1

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar; bark; yelp; meow

Examples
鶏の鳴き声は夜明けの前触れです。
The crowing of a cock is the harbinger of dawn.
夜鳴き
よなき
夜啼き
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #105713
1

calling at night (of a bird, etc.); nocturnal song

さよなきどり
小夜鳴き鳥
小夜啼鳥
サヨナキドリ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #123330
1

nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

子泣き爺
子啼爺
子なき爺
子泣きじじい
こなきじじい
Noun
Freq #127399
1

Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)

啼鳥
ていちょう
Noun
Freq #148682
1

Rare term

chirping bird; singing bird

啼泣
ていきゅう
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #153444
1

crying aloud; wailing; bawling

なきうさぎ
啼兎
鳴兎
ナキウサギ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #186034
1

pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)

啼声
ていせい
Noun
Freq #194011
1

Obsolete term

cry (of an animal); call; chirp

落花啼鳥
らっかていちょう
Expression
四字熟語
Freq #294796
1

Rare term

the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)

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