鳴なく

なく naku

to make a sound (of an animal)
to cry
to chirp
to sing (of birds)

godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

鸣叫（动物）

Examples

Furigana

カエルが鳴ないたら帰かえろう。
Let's return when the frog croaks.
青蛙叫了就回家吧。
Tatoeba #226439
あのかわいい鳥とりは来くる日ひも来くる日ひも鳴ないてばかりいた。
That pretty bird did nothing but sing day after day.
那只可爱的鸟日复一日地叫个不停。
Tatoeba #231343

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('07a4101167'); // 鳴く

{
  "id": "07a4101167",
  "word": "鳴く",
  "reading": "なく",
  "romaji": "naku",
  "meanings": [
    "to make a sound (of an animal)",
    "to cry",
    "to chirp",
    "to sing (of birds)"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "v5k",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1532870,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "カエルが鳴いたら帰ろう。",
      "furigana": "カエルが{鳴|な}いたら{帰|かえ}ろう。",
      "en": "Let's return when the frog croaks.",
      "tatoeba_id": 226439
    },
    {
      "ja": "あのかわいい鳥は来る日も来る日も鳴いてばかりいた。",
      "furigana": "あのかわいい{鳥|とり}は{来|く}る{日|ひ}も{来|く}る{日|ひ}も{鳴|な}いてばかりいた。",
      "en": "That pretty bird did nothing but sing day after day.",
      "tatoeba_id": 231343
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "8c0a74adfc44e9445f722500cb6558797cfe843d50f77780d2fb8c4eca1f1933",
    "meanings": [
      "鸣叫（动物）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "カエルが鳴いたら帰ろう。",
        "zh": "青蛙叫了就回家吧。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "あのかわいい鳥は来る日も来る日も鳴いてばかりいた。",
        "zh": "那只可爱的鸟日复一日地叫个不停。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/07a4101167",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ae87b3dbbfecb5c680ac1da02000e902e8b05c4baec9e081476875d2401c7b26"
  }
}