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鳴 means 'chirp'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 727   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-17    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 30    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 44 words   Used in 142 words   Used in 398 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   メイ
Kun
   なく to chirp, to twitter   なる to sound, to ring   ならす to make ring
Additional readings
Name    なり   なる
Variants
鸣 (Chinese)  
Notes
sometimes read as お from reading of 嗚 (weep)
Components
⿰  口 mouth  鳥 bird  
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See also
嗚 weep  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鳴 is used 10 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 鳴 is used 130 times, read 3 ways.
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メイ : 49 words FIND ALL
ひ め い 0
shriek; scream
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なく : 75 words FIND ALL
な る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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なる (read as なる) : 6 words FIND ALL
な る こ 0
noun
clapper
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Additional less common words include 鳴 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 229 (originally: 209)  Joy o' Kanji : 209  Key to Kanji: 1004 

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鳴
メイ   なく to chirp, to twitter   なる to sound, to ring   ならす to make ring   
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鳥
チョウ   とり bird   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
丂
reach
灬
fire
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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