鳴く (なく) — to cry (animal), to chirp, to sing (bird)
鳴く
to cry (animal)
Frequency #1200
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
godan verb (-ku) · intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5k, vi)
naku
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
なく[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to cry (animal)
- to chirp
- to sing (bird)