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鳴く
naku
Description
「鳴く」は、鳥や虫や動物が声を出すことです。
"鳴く" means birds, insects, or animals making sounds.
人が泣くときとちがって、動物の声に使います。
Unlike when people cry, "鳴く" is used for animal sounds.
Meanings
鳴くnaku
(of animals, birds, insects) to cry, sing, chirp
朝、鳥が鳴いています。
In the morning, birds are singing.
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Notes
- Nuance
鳴く is for animal sounds; 泣く (same reading) is for a person crying.
- Etymology
shares the reading naku with 泣く but uses the 鳥 (bird) radical.
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