Moto 鳴: Chirp; Cry; BarkKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- メイ
- Kun'yomi
- な(く)、な(る)、な(らす)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 201 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (メイ)
- 悲鳴ひめいshriek; scream
- 共鳴きょうめいresonance
- 百家争鳴ひゃっかそうめいlet a hundred schools of thought contend
- 雷鳴らいめいthunder; thunderclap
- うれしい悲鳴うれしいひめいshriek of delight; cry of joy
- プラズモン共鳴プラズモンきょうめいplasmon resonance
- 亜鳴禽類あめいきんるいsuboscines (songbirds of suborder Tyranni)
- 体鳴楽器たいめいがっきidiophone
- 共鳴器きょうめいきresonator
- 共鳴板きょうめいばんsound(ing) board; resonator
- 共鳴箱きょうめいばこresonance box
- 共鳴者きょうめいしゃsympathizer; sympathiser
- 共鳴胴きょうめいどうsound box (of an instrument); sounding box
- 初鳴日しょめいびfirst day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp
- 吹鳴すいめいblowing (a whistle)
- 喘鳴ぜんめいstridor; wheezing
- 塩素爆鳴気えんそばくめいきchlorine detonating gas
- 大山鳴動たいざんめいどうbig fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 鳴りなりringing; sound
- 鳴き声なきごえcry (esp. animal); roar
- 怒鳴り込むどなりこむto storm in with a yell
- 地鳴りじなりrumble in the ground
- 怒鳴るどなるto shout (in anger); to yell
- 鳴くなくto make sound (of an animal); to call
- 鳴らすならすto ring; to sound
- 鳴り物入りなりものいりflourish of trumpets; fanfare
- 鳴るなるto sound; to ring
- かき鳴らすかきならすto strum (an instrument); to thrum
- かんこ鳥が鳴くかんこどりがなくto be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
- ちんちん鳴るちんちんなるto jingle; to tinkle
- のどを鳴らすのどをならすto make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
- のど鳴らしのどならしpurring (cat)
- カサカサ鳴るカサカサなるto rustle; to make a rustling sound
- クンクン鳴くクンクンなくto whine (of a dog)
- ゲロゲロ鳴くゲロゲロなくto croak (e.g. like a frog)
- ピヨピヨ鳴くピヨピヨなくto peep; to cheep
- 共鳴りともなりresonance
- 初鳴きはつなきfirst song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species
- 吹き鳴らすふきならすto blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
- 呶鳴り付けるどなりつけるto shout at
- 呶鳴り出すどなりだすto start shouting; to break out
- 呶鳴り声どなりごえangry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
- 呶鳴り散らすどなりちらすto yell; to rant
- 呶鳴り立てるどなりたてるto stand and shout
- 呶鳴り込むどなりこむto storm in with a yell
- 呶鳴るどなるto shout (in anger); to yell
- 喉を鳴らすのどをならすto make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
- 喉鳴らしのどならしpurring (cat)
- 喉鳴らすのどならすto purr (cat)
- 夜鳴きよなきcrying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
Other readings
- 鳴門なるとstrait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool
- 鳴子なるこclapper
- かさかさ鳴るカサカサなるto rustle; to make a rustling sound
- くんくん鳴くクンクンなくto whine (of a dog)
- ぴよぴよ鳴くピヨピヨなくto peep; to cheep
- 初鳴はつなきfirst song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species
- 北鳴兎きたなきうさぎnorthern pika (Ochotona hyperborea)
- 吹鳴らすふきならすto blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
- 夜鳴き蕎麦よなきそばambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
- 大山鳴動してねずみ一匹たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴきmuch ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
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