鳴く (なく) — to make sound (of an animal)

鳴く is read なく and listed as a verb. Meaning: to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 鳴く.

  • 共鳴 きょうめい resonance
  • 悲鳴 ひめい shriek
  • 鳴る なる to sound
  • 雷鳴 らいめい thunder
  • 鳴門 なると strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow
  • 怒鳴る どなる to shout (in anger)