鳴 — kanji meaning “chirp”
鳴
chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
- Meanings
- chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
- On'yomi
- メイ (mei)
- Kun'yomi
- な.く、な.る、な.らす
- Name readings
- なり、なる
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1279 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 196
- Chinese reading
- míng — Chinese character page
Words with 鳴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲鳴 | ひめい himei | shriek; scream |
| 鳴る | なる naru | to sound; to ring; to resound |
| 鳴り | なり nari | ringing; sound |
| 鳴き声 | なきごえ nakigoe | cry (of an animal); call; chirp |
| 鳴らす | ならす narasu | to ring; to sound; to chime |
| 怒鳴る | どなる donaru | to shout (in anger); to yell |
| 共鳴 | きょうめい kyoumei | resonance |
| 鳴門 | なると naruto | strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom |
| 雷鳴 | らいめい raimei | thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder |
| 鳴子 | なるこ naruko | clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle |
| 鳴く | なく naku | to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry |
| 地鳴り | じなり jinari | rumble in the ground |
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