How to say 'Ring' in Japanese | 鳴る

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The Japanese word for Ring is 'Naru', written as 鳴る in Japanese.'Ring' in hiragana is なる.

word

鳴る

Meaning

Ring

Reading

なる

naru

Kanji

鳴Chirp

Explanation

The Japanese verb '鳴る (なる)' primarily means 'to ring' or 'to sound'. It is used to describe the action of producing a sound, often in the context of bells, alarms, or other devices that emit sound. For example: the bell rang「ベルが鳴った」(べるがなった). The alarm clock is ringing「目覚まし時計が鳴っている」(めざましどけいがなっている). Additionally, '鳴る' can be used metaphorically to describe sounds in nature, such as thunder rumbling「雷が鳴る」(かみなりがなる). This verb is commonly used in everyday situations to indicate the occurrence of a sound.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2362

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 鳴る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

鳴

Meaning

Chirp

Hiragana in the Word 鳴る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 鳴る Through the Kanji 鳴

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 鳴 as well.

word

鳴く

Meaning

Cry

word

怒鳴る

Meaning

Shout

word

鳴らす

Meaning

Sound, Ring

word

悲鳴

Meaning

Scream

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What does 'Naru' (鳴る) mean?

'Naru' means 'Ring' .

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