な.く
naku
JLPT N314 strokesKanjiLevel 39 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

鳴 is the kanji for "Cry / Bark / Ring". A common reading is な.く (naku). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Cry / Bark / Ring

Also : Cry · Bark · Ring · Echo · Honk · Chirp

Readings

kunな.く/ nakukunな.る/ narukunな.らす/ narasuonめい/ mei

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 鳴 represents 'CHIRP'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of chirp.

Reading ·

On-reading: めい — remember this sound by associating it with chirp. Kun-reading: な.く.

Example Sentences

電話が鳴りました。

でんわがなりました。

The phone rang.

鳥の鳴き声が聞こえます。

とりのなきごえがきこえます。

I can hear the birds singing.

Vocabulary using 鳴

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