Kanji details for 啼
啼
bark, chirp, cry
KUN:
- な.くna.ku
ON:
- テイtei
Example words(showing 8 results)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sing (bird)
2.
to make sound (animal), to call, to cry, to chirp
3.
to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)(mahjong term)(only relevant for 鳴く)
All readings:
鳴く【なく】
、啼く【なく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cry (esp. animal), roar, chirp, tweet, bark, whine, meow
See also:泣き声
All readings:
鳴き声【なきごえ】
、啼き声【なきごえ】
、啼声【なきごえ】[1]
、鳴声【なきごえ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
All readings:
子泣き爺【こなきじじい】
、子啼爺【こなきじじい】
、子なき爺【こなきじじい】
、子泣きじじい【こなきじじい】
noun
•
All readings:
さよなきどり《小夜鳴き鳥》
、さよなきどり《小夜啼鳥》
、サヨナキドリ
noun
•
pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)(usually kana)
Other readings:
なきうさぎ《鳴兎》
、ナキウサギ