鳴
鳴

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

14 strokesFrequency 1,279JLPT N2Grade 2

On

メイ

Kun

な.くな.るな.らす

Nanori

なりなる

Dictionary

Common Words

鳴るなるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1551
1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

Examples
電話は繰り返し鳴っていた。
The telephone rang repeatedly.
悲鳴ひめいNounFreq #1717
1

shriek; scream

Examples
蛇をみたとき、彼女は悲鳴をあげた。
She screamed when she saw a snake.
《時計》とけい土圭NounFreq #2341
1

clock; watch; timepiece

Examples
あなたの時計では何時ですか。
What time is it by your watch?
鳴らすならすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2342
1

to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose); to snap (fingers); to crack (joints)

Examples
火事の時はベルを鳴らせよ。
In case of fire, ring the bell.
2

to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed

3

to state; to insist; to complain

4

Archaic

to fart (loudly)

怒鳴るどなる呶鳴るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #3712
1

to shout (in anger); to yell

Examples
泣いている子を怒鳴るな。火に油だから。
Don't shout at the crying child. It only adds fuel to the fire.
悲鳴を上げる悲鳴をあげるひめいをあげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #3844
1

to scream

2

to whine; to grumble; to complain

鳴く啼くなくIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #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NounFreq #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.
鳴り響くなりひびくIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #4744
1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo

Examples
二人が教会から出ていく時に、鐘が鳴り響いた。
The bells chimed as the couple left the church.
2

to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

鼻を鳴らす鼻をならすはなをならすExpressionGodan verbFreq #5229
1

Idiomatic expression

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child

2

to snort; to sniff

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