鳴く

Meanings

1. to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
2. to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

Part of speech: godan verb (く), intransitive

Kanji

• 鳴

  Meanings

  chirp, cry, bark, sound

  On reading

  メイ

  Kun reading

  な.く、な.る、な.らす

  Strokes

  14

Example sentences

• カエルが鳴いたら帰ろう。

  Let's return when the frog croaks.

  Tatoeba #226439 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• あのかわいい鳥は来る日も来る日も鳴いてばかりいた。

  That pretty bird did nothing but sing day after day.

  Tatoeba #231343 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 羊は何て鳴くの？

  What sound does a sheep make?

  Tatoeba #78846 · CC BY 2.0 FR