The kanji 鳴: meaning, readings and stroke order
鳴
- Meaning
- chirp, ring
- On reading
- メイ mei
- Kun reading
- な(く) naku、な(る) naru、な(らす) narasu
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 鳥 bird
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- kêu, hót (minh)
- Japanese
- なく。なる。
- Korean
- 울다, 울리다 (명)
- Chinese
- 鸣叫、响 (鸣)
Readings, words and example sentences
メイ mei · on reading · less common
悲鳴
scream
大きな 悲鳴が 聞こえました。
I heard a loud scream.
な(く) naku · kun reading
鳴く
sing, cry (birds and animals)
朝から 鳥が 鳴いて います。
Birds have been singing since morning.
な(る) naru · kun reading
鳴る
ring, sound
音楽が 鳴りだしました。
The music started to play.
な(らす) narasu · kun reading
鳴らす
ring (a bell)
寺の かねを 鳴らします。
They ring the temple bell.
Practise writing 鳴 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 鳴 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 2 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.