Illustration: At a small Japanese smallholding in the early morning, a rooster stands on a low wooden perch with its chest lifted, neck stretched, and beak wide open in mid-crow. A caretaker carrying a feed bucket turns toward it with shoulders raised at the sudden noise.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

鳴なく

naku

to make a sound (animal)

Used for sounds made by animals, birds and insects. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 羊ひつじは何なんて鳴なくの？

    What sound does a sheep make?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. カエルが鳴ないたら帰かえろう。

    Let’s return when the frog croaks.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. セミが鳴ないている。

    Cicadas are singing.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 鳴

  • 鳴chirp; cryOnメイKunなく・なる・ならす

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