# 鳴 — Chirp

Frequency rank 773 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 貴 (Valuable), less common than 換 (Exchange).

- On’yomi: めい
- Kun’yomi: な
- Radical: 鳥 Bird (Kangxi 196)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A mouth (口) opens wide beside a bird (鳥) — the bird opens its beak and lets out a chirp.

In words:

- 鳴く なく — animal noise. to chirp, roar or croak etc.
- 鳴る なる — to sound
- 鳴らす ならす — to ring,to sound,to chime,to beat,to snort (nose)

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