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鳴

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 773 / 2,608

Chirp

On’yomi
めい
Kun’yomi
な
Radical
鳥 Bird (Kangxi 196)

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

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

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.N5
鳴る なる to soundN4
鳴らす ならす to ring,to sound,to chime,to beat,to snort (nose)N2

鳴 is rank 773 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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