Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鳴


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Meaning

non-human cry

Pronunciation

MEI
naku

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: a bird (Image of a bird with head , wrings , tail feather フ and talons )

Mnemonic

Out of the mouth of the bird comes an animal's cry.

Radicals

mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
birdTwo radicals are equally used for bird, namely: and .
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Vocabulary

 鳴く  なく  to bark, to purr, to make sound (animal)
 鳴る  なる  to sound/to ring/to resound/to echo/to roar/to rumble
 鳴らす  ならす  to ring/to sound/to chime/to beat/to snort (nose)
 悲鳴  ひめい  shriek, scream (for help)
 共鳴  きょうめい  resonance, sympathy


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