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鳴 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「鳥」

道
9Elementary year 2 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「鳥」
On
メイ
Kun
な(く)
Meaning
to cry, chirp

Origin

ORIGIN

口 (mouth) + 鳥 (bird) → a bird crying out.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

メイ鳴動・悲鳴・雷鳴
なく鳴く・鳴き声
なる鳴る・耳鳴り
ならす鳴らす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 鳴き声なきごえ

    cry, call

  • 虫の音むしのね

    insect chirping

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

小鳥が 鳴いて います。

A small bird is chirping.

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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