鳴 Kanji for sound

N3–N2Grade 214 strokes

sound, chirp, cry, bark, ring, echo, honk

Kun: な.く、な.る、な.らす
On: メイ

鳴 is the Japanese kanji for sound, chirp, cry, bark, ring, echo, honk. It is written with 14 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is な.く、な.る、な.らす and its on reading is メイ.

Stroke order

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Words with 鳴

鳴なるto sound, to ring, to resound
鳴なくto make sound (of an animal), to call, to cry
鳴なりringing, sound
悲ひ鳴めいshriek, scream
鳴なき声ごえcry (of an animal), call, chirp
鳴なる門とstrait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom

Practice 鳴 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.