Moto 鳴く (なく)to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry
- to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cryGodan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb
- to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb
Kanji in 鳴く
Words that share its kanji
- 悲鳴ひめいshriek; scream
- 鳴りなりringing; sound
- 鳴き声なきごえcry (esp. animal); roar
- 鳴門なるとstrait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool
- 怒鳴り込むどなりこむto storm in with a yell
- 共鳴きょうめいresonance
- 地鳴りじなりrumble in the ground
- 怒鳴るどなるto shout (in anger); to yell
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