なる
鳴る（なる）、鳴く（なく）、悲鳴（ひめい）
to ring, to cry (animal), scream
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.
JLP Quiz の問題から。実際に出題される形で確かめられます。
本を読んでいる___に電話が鳴った。
答え: ところ
