鳴 — cry, chirp, ring
なく
鳴
cry
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
14 strokes
U+9CF4
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1279
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1943
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- cry
- chirp
- ring
word
な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
めい mei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
くち
口
mouth
#30
とり
鳥
bird
#196
Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (mouth) beside 鳥 (bird). A bird opening its mouth — to cry, chirp, or ring.