# 鳴 animal cry

口 (mouth/small box radical) + 鳥 (bird)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

MEI |

## Mnemonic

| The bird MAY emit a piercing cry from its mouth

## Kunyomi

( が ) な＊く | animal's sound. Not just loud angry animals either. Baby birds also naku. ★★★☆☆
( が ) な＊る | the sound of a phone or alarm ringing. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

怒鳴る(どなる) | to tear someone a new one. ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 怒 (get mad) + 鳴 (animal cry) = 怒鳴る (to tear someone a new one.)
雷が鳴る(かみなりがなる) | thunder cracks. ★☆☆☆☆ 雷 (lightning) + 鳴 (animal cry) = 雷が鳴る (thunder cracks.)
耳鳴り(みみなり) | tinnitus ☆☆☆☆☆ 耳 (ear) + 鳴 (animal cry) = 耳鳴り (tinnitus)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
鳴 | animal cry | MOUTHS | 口
鳥 | bird | FOUR LITTLE LEGS |
島 | island | MOUNTAIN | 山

The animals cry with their MOUTHS.
The bird has four little LEGS,
but the island is made from a MOUNTAIN.

## Synonyms

flip out キレる 怒鳴る 怒鳴り付ける
yell 悲鳴をあげる を絶叫する と喚く と ほえる