鳴
ring, cry, sound
Readings
- On
- メイ
- Kun
- な(る)
Examples
鳴る（なる）、鳴く（なく）、悲鳴（ひめい）
to ring, to cry (animal), scream
Note
On-reading (メイ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (な(る)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. Has multiple meanings (ring; cry; sound). Context determines which applies — pay attention in reading passages. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.
Questions that use this word
N3 1 · N1 7From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N3N3 文法
本を読んでいる___に電話が鳴った。
Answer: ところ
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