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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】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose), to snap (fingers), to crack (joints)
2.
to be popular, to be esteemed, to be reputed
3.
to state, to insist, to complain
4.
to fart (loudly)(archaism)

noun
ringing, sound

noun, auxillary suru verb
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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom(from 鳴門海峡)
2.
kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern(abbreviation)
See also:鳴門巻き
3.
cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern(food term)
4.
Naruto, city in NE Tokushima pref(only relevant for 鳴門)
5.
Naruto Strait(abbreviation)(only relevant for 鳴門)(from 鳴門海峡)
6.
Naruto wakame(abbreviation)(only relevant for 鳴門)
Other readings:
鳴戸【なると】

もの
narimonoiri
noun
flourish of trumpets, fanfare
Other readings:
鳴物入り【なりものいり】

noun
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata), aburazemi(usually kana)
Other readings:
あぶらぜみ《鳴蜩》
アブラゼミ

noun, auxillary suru verb
sobbing, weeping, fit of crying
Other readings:
鳴咽【おえつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

expression
living in obscurity, lying low, remaining unnoticed

noun
pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)(usually kana)
Other readings:
なきうさぎ《鳴兎》
ナキウサギ

nakikawasu
Godan-su verb
to exchange wooing cries, to cry (howl) to each other

Godan-ru verb
to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)
Other readings:
鳴きしきる【なきしきる】

noun
singing sand (which produces sound when stepped on), whistling sand, squeaking sand, barking sand
Other readings:
鳴砂【なきすな】
鳴砂【なりすな】

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
Other readings:
鳴きだす【なきだす】
鳴出す【なきだす】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to chirp loudly (insects, birds, etc.), to sing noisily
Other readings:
鳴き立てる【なきたてる】

noun
songbird, bird with a beautiful song
Other readings:
鳴鳥【なきどり】
鳴鳥【めいちょう】

noun
mimicking a bird or animal call, imitating a call or a sound
Other readings:
鳴き真似【なきまね】

わか
nakiwakareru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to part in tears
Other readings:
泣別れる【なきわかれる】
鳴き別れる【なきわかれる】

せみたる
nakusemiyorimonakanuhotarugamiwokogasu
expression
empty vessels make the most noise, the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada(proverb)
Other readings:
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす【なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす】

ねこずみ
nakunekohanezumiwotoranu
expression
empty vessels make the most sound, the meowing cat does not catch the mouse(proverb)

Godan-su verb
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
Other readings:
鳴りだす【なりだす】

noun
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
なりっぱなし《鳴りっ放し》

Yodan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to reverberate, to resound, to echo(archaism)
Other readings:
鳴り轟く【なりとどろく】
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Kanji results(showing 1 results)


Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 2
chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
KUN:
  • な.く
    na.ku
  • な.る
    na.ru
  • な.らす
    na.rasu
ON:
  • メイ
    mei
Nanori:
  • なり
    nari
  • なる
    naru

Sentence results (showing 1-10 of 194 results)


When the telephone rang, I was just going out

No sooner had the bell rung than the teacher came into the classroom

Just then, the telephone rang

でんしゃ
電車
しゅっぱ
出発した
The bell rang and the train moved off

I was just about to go out, when the bell rang

どうぶつ
動物
キーキー
The animal made a squeaking sound

でん
電話
とき
わた
I had already gone to bed when the telephone rang

I was just about to leave the house when the telephone rang

わた
風呂
はい
入った
たん
途端
でん
電話
I had hardly got into the bath when the phone rang

I had scarcely gone out before the phone rang
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