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鳴

chirp
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingメイ
Kun readingな.く、な.る、な.らす
JōyōGrade 2
  1. to make sound (of an animal)
  2. to call
  3. to cry
  4. to whine
  5. to sing

Popular Usage

鳴く鳴る共鳴

Radicals and components

Radical鳥birdComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · bird (鳥)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2092

Compound words

鳴くなく
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing
鳴るなる
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar
共鳴きょうめい
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
悲鳴ひめい
shriek; scream
雷鳴らいめい
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
鳴門なると
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern
鳴りなり
ringing; sound
怒鳴るどなる
to shout (in anger); to yell
鳴き声なきごえ
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw
鳴らすならす
to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose)
怒鳴り込むどなりこむ
to storm in with a yell

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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