鳴 means “cry (animal), ring”

なく · naku

Also: chirp, cry, bark, sound

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): なく, なる, ならす
On'yomi (Chinese reading): メイ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 2 · 14 strokes

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A bird (鳥) with an open mouth (口): a song or a call. 鳴く is what birds, cats and summer cicadas do, while people 泣く with tears, and 鳴る is a bell or a phone ringing.

Used in 鳴く (naku, to chirp/cry), 鳴る (naru, to ring), and 悲鳴 (himei, scream)

鳴 means “cry (animal), ring”

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