鳴

chirp

Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingメイ

Kun readingな.く、な.る、な.らす

Popular Usage

RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · bird (鳥)

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

Compound words

クンクン鳴くクンクンなく

to whine (of a dog)

ちんちん鳴るちんちんなる

to jingle

ピヨピヨ鳴くピヨピヨなく

to peep

烏鳴きからすなき

cry of the crow

遠鳴りとおなり

distant peals (thunder)

家鳴りやなり

rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased)

Stroke Order

14 strokes