漢字城 Kanji Fortress

鳴 cry

Also: ring

On'yomi
メイ
Kun'yomi
な-く、な-る、な-らす
Strokes
14
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): な-く.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
鳴 is written in 14 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Open a mouth on a bird and it cries out — the whole forest rings with the sound.

A common word

  • 鳴く なく to cry (animal)

Example sentences

  • そとでとりがないています。

    A bird is singing outside.

  • でんわがなったのででました。

    The phone rang, so I answered it.

Kanji that share a part

口 is its radical. 124 kanji share it in all.

鳥 is a component. 10 kanji share it in all.

  • 島 island N2
  • 鶴 crane (bird) N2
  • 鳩 pigeon N1
  • 蔦 ivy N1
  • 鴎 seagull N1
  • 鴻 large Bird N1
  • 鶏 chicken N1
  • 鵬 phoenix N1