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鳴く (なく) — to make sound (animal) | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

鳴く

なく

N5

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to make sound (animal)
2to make sound (of an animal)
3to call
4to cry
5to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

Example sentence

朝、鳥が鳴いています。

あさ、とりがないています。

Birds are singing in the morning.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

鳴Chirp, Cry, Bark14 strokes

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