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N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

()to sing (bird), to bark, to purr, to make sound (animal)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to make sound (of an animal), to call, to cry, to whine, to sing, to chirp

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

      Mahjong, Only applies to 鳴く

    All Forms

    鳴く 【なく】啼く 【なく】

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    Examples

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      (にわ)()(ちい)さな(とり)()いています。

      A small bird is singing in the tree in the garden.

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      この(むし)()(こえ)がとても(おお)きいです。

      This insect has a very loud chirping sound.

      • N3

      そばで(ねこ)()とついその(こえ)真似(まね)してしまいます。

      Whenever a cat meows nearby, I involuntarily imitate its sound.

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      動物(どうぶつ)(ぎら)いの息子(むすこ)が、(いぬ)がワンワンと()(こえ)(おび)えている。

      My son, who dislikes animals, gets frightened by the barking sound of dogs.

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      ()(いぬ)がもっと()かずにいてくれたら近所(きんじょ)迷惑(めいわく)をかけることもないのに…。

      If only our pet dog would bark less and not cause a nuisance to the neighborhood...

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