鳴
鳴 — Chirp
chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo
On’yomiメイ (mei)
Kun’yomiなく (naku)
Kun’yomiなる (naru)
Kun’yomiならす (narasu)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鳴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲鳴 | ひめい himei | shriek; scream |
| 鳴り | なり nari | ringing; sound |
| 鳴き声 | なきごえ nakigoe | cry (of an animal); call; chirp |
| 共鳴 | きょうめい kyoumei | resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.) |
| 怒鳴る | どなる donaru | to shout (in anger); to yell |
| 鳴く | なく naku | to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry |
Study notes
鳴 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1279 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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