鳴
Chirp
Meanings
Chirp, Cry, Bark, Sound, Ring, Echo, Honk
On'yomi
めい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
鳴 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
鳴 (Chirp) is taught on WaniKani at level 10 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1279 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.
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