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Kotomora

鳴

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

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 2FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • メイ

Kun'yomi

  • な.く
  • な.る
  • な.らす

Nanori

  • なり
  • なる

Meaning

鳴 centers on producing a vocal or resonant sound: animals chirping, crying, or barking, and objects ringing, echoing, or honking.

Most common words using 鳴

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  • 鳴るなる
    N4

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

  • 鳴らすならす
    N2

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

  • 鳴くなく
    N4

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

  • 悲鳴ひめい
    N1

    shriek; scream

  • 怒鳴るどなる
    N2

    to shout (in anger); to yell

  • 鳴き声なきごえ

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

  • 鳴門なると

    strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom

  • 共鳴きょうめい
    N1

    resonance

  • 耳鳴りみみなり

    tinnitus; ringing in the ears

  • 鳴子なるこ

    clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle

  • 雷鳴らいめい

    thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

  • 鳴り響くなりひびく

    to reverberate; to resound; to echo

  • 高鳴るたかなる

    to throb; to beat fast

  • 地鳴りじなり

    rumble in the ground

  • 鳴り物入りなりものいり

    flourish of trumpets; fanfare

  • 鳴動めいどう

    rumbling; (ringing) cadence

  • 高鳴りたかなり

    ringing; throbbing violently

  • 鳴り物なりもの

    musical instrument; music

  • 鳴神なるかみ

    thunder

  • 怒鳴りつけるどなりつける

    to shout at

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Study

Etymology

鳴 combines 口 (mouth) and 鳥 (bird), suggesting a bird's call or the sound made by an animal. The modern form preserves this straightforward semantic composition.

Meaning mnemonic

A bird 鳥 opens its mouth 口 to chirp, cry, or sing. The sound it makes is 鳴.

Reading mnemonic

For メイ, imagine a bird chirping in May: May -> メイ, and its song rings through the air.