JLPT N3 · 14 strokes
Kanji 鳴: "chirp, cry, bark"
The kanji 鳴 means "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read メイ in on'yomi and な.く, な.る, な.らす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
メイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
な.くな.るな.らす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 1279 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鳴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鳴るto sound; to ring; to resound; to echo
- 悲鳴shriek; scream
- 鳴らすto ring; to sound; to chime; to beat · to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed
- 怒鳴るto shout (in anger); to yell
- 悲鳴を上げるpousser un cri, hurler (de peur, de douleur) · se plaindre, geindre, râler
- 鳴くto make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine · to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
- 鳴き声cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song
- 鳴り響くretentir, résonner · être renommé, avoir une réputation qui porte
- 鼻を鳴らすto coo at; to behave like a spoiled child · to snort; to sniff
- 高鳴るto throb; to beat fast
- 喉を鳴らすto make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
- 雷鳴thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
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