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鳴く

なく

Readings

なく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5k, vito make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
  2. 2.
    v5k, vito make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

Kanji breakdown

N414 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

カエルが鳴いたら帰ろう。

Let's return when the frog croaks.

あのかわいい鳥は来る日も来る日も鳴いてばかりいた。

That pretty bird did nothing but sing day after day.

羊は何て鳴くの?

What sound does a sheep make?

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鳴くなく

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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