Today’s Kanji is “鳴” (na-ku); Kanji for “to cry”.
Handwritten Kanji “鳴” (na-ku)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “鳴”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 鳴 | メイ な-く な-る な-らす | mei na-ku na-ru na-rasu | 14 | 鳥 | to cry |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “鳴”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 鳥のヒナが鳴く | とりのひながなく | tori no hina ga naku | Bird chicks crow |
| カエルが鳴く | かえるがなく | kaeru ga naku | Frogs crow |
| 共鳴 | きょうめい | kyoumei | Resonant |
