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Kanji 鳴: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 鳴: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

Key takeaways

Kanji 鳴: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

chirpcrybarksoundringechohonk

On reading

メイ

Kun reading

な.くな.るな.らす

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 鳴

chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

口 + 鳥

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a bird (鳥) opening its mouth (口) wide to chirp. This character literally depicts the act of a bird making a sound or crying through its mouth.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

メイ
  • 共鳴きょうめい

    resonance / sympathy

  • 悲鳴ひめい

    shriek / scream / loud cry

Kun reading

な.く
  • 怒鳴るどなる

    to shout / to yell angrily

  • 鳴らすならす

    to ring / to sound / to chime

  • 鳴るなる

    to sound / to ring / to make noise

  • 鳴くなく

    to sing / to chirp / to make animal sounds

Commonly used words

  • 共鳴
    きょうめい

    resonance / sympathy

  • 悲鳴
    ひめい

    shriek / scream / loud cry

  • 怒鳴る
    どなる

    to shout / to yell angrily

  • 鳴らす
    ならす

    to ring / to sound / to chime

  • 鳴る
    なる

    to sound / to ring / to make noise

  • 鳴く
    なく

    to sing / to chirp / to make animal sounds

Example sentences

Example 1

彼の話に共した。

Translation

I felt sympathy with his story.

Example 2

音の共が美しい。

Translation

The resonance of the sound is beautiful.

Example 3

先生が子供に怒った。

Translation

The teacher shouted at the child.

Example 4

られてびっくりした。

Translation

I was surprised because someone yelled at me.

Kanji 鳴: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk | Daily Nihongo