Kanji: 鳴

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	口 Radical name: くち
Meaning:	Chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1300 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	鳴(な)く	to chirp, bark, meow, etc. (animal sound)
N4	鳴(な)る	to sound
N2	鳴(な)らす	to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose)
N1	共鳴(きょうめい)	resonance, sympathy
N1	怒鳴(どな)る	to shout, to yell
N1	悲鳴(ひめい)	shriek, scream