Search Terms: *啼*
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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)
Other readings:
啼く【なく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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cry (esp. animal), roar, chirp, tweet, bark, whine, meow
See also:泣き声
Other readings:
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
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Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
Other readings:
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
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Other readings:
さよなきどり《小夜啼鳥》
、サヨナキドリ
noun
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pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)(usually kana)
Other readings:
なきうさぎ《鳴兎》
、ナキウサギ