Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 鳴る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 鳴な る 鳴な らない Polite 鳴な ります 鳴な りません Past polite 鳴な りました 鳴な りませんでした Past 鳴な った 鳴な らなかった Te-form 鳴な って 鳴な らないで Desire 鳴な りたい 鳴な りたくない Potential 鳴な れる 鳴な れない Passive 鳴な られる 鳴な られない Causative 鳴な らせる 鳴な らせない Causative passive 鳴な らせられる also 鳴な らされる 鳴な らせられない also 鳴な らされない Volitional 鳴な ろう Polite volitional 鳴な りましょう Imperative 鳴な れ 鳴な るな Conditional 鳴な れば 鳴な らなければ Tara conditional 鳴な ったら 鳴な らなかったら
Pairs with 鳴らす › Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 鳴な る for something (a phone, bell, alarm, etc.) to ring or sound
The phone has been ringing since a while ago.
〈 物もの 〉 がガタガタ 鳴な る for something to rattle/clatter noisily (with an onomatopoeia describing the sound)
The windows are rattling loudly because of the strong wind.
〈 時とき 〉 に 鳴な る to ring/go off at a certain time (of an alarm, bell, etc.)
The alarm clock goes off at seven every morning.
Expressions 腕うで が 鳴な る itching to use one's skills; eager to show one's ability カサカサ 鳴な る rustle; crinkle; make a dry rustling sound 鳴な りを 静しず める quieten down; fall silent · cease activities; become inactive; lie low Transitive / intransitive Related words 鳴らす is the transitive verb meaning to make something sound (ベルを鳴らす ), while 鳴る is intransitive, describing the thing itself sounding.
響く suggests a deep, resonant sound that carries or lingers through a space, while 鳴る is the neutral term for any object producing sound.
Word family· 24 shout angrily; yell at
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
reverberate; resound; echo · be renowned; have one's fame spread
throb; beat fast; pound
ground rumble; earthquake rumble
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loud ringing; violent throbbing
musical instrument; music · kabuki accompaniment instruments (excluding shamisen)
shout at; yell at
start to sound; begin to ring; begin to make a sound
ringing; sound
resonance; sympathetic vibration · sympathy; agreement
creaking and rattling of a house
rumbling of a mountain; mountain rumbling
rumbling of the sea; oceanic noise; mistpouffer
rustling sound of silk; scroop
distant peals of thunder; distant roar of the sea
whistling arrow; signal arrow
distinctive ring tones; ringtone differentiation
resound far and wide; echo throughout
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Etymology Native Japanese verb. The kanji 鳴 combines 'bird' and 'mouth', originally referring to bird calls, but now used broadly for any sound.
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