鳴

音読おんよみ: メイ

訓読くんよみ:・な・ならす

画数かくすう: 14 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 鳥(とり)

Meaning

Chirp, cry, or sound made by animals or nature

  • く — to chirp / cry (animal)
  • ごえ — animal cry
  • 悲鳴ひめい — shriek / scream
  • 共鳴きょうめい — resonance / sympathy
  • 雷鳴らいめい — thunder
  • もの — percussion instruments / noisemakers

The left side has the mouth radical, while the right (鳥) means bird — evoking natural sounds like chirping or crying. This kanji appears in words for animal sounds, thunder, or emotional expressions.

とりいている。
A bird is chirping.

夜中よなかいぬいて めた。
A dog barked in the middle of the night and woke me up.

悲
Creates
悲鳴ひめい — shriek / scream
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